Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood

Supreme Court takes up South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood

The state wants to prevent reproductive health care groups from receiving federal funds via the Medicaid program because it provides abortions.

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Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood

The court will restrict itself to a single question in the case: The justices agreed to take up the question of whether “the Medicaid Act’s any-qualified provider provision unambiguously confers a private right upon a Medicaid beneficiary to choose a specific provider.”

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