SCOTUS Sides With South Carolina In Medicaid Fight Over Defunding Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge from Planned Parenthood to a South Carolina executive order that redirected federal funding from the abortion giant. The 6-3 decision along ideological lines effectively paves the way for pro-life states to protect their taxpayers from bankrolling abortion facilities. The high bench’s Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic ruling ultimately reversed a decision from the 4th Circuit, which agreed with a district court that South Carolina violated state residents’ civil rights by excluding Planned Parenthood from a list of healthcare providers.
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