Supreme Court rules for South Carolina in its bid to defund Planned Parenthood The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for South Carolina in its effort to defund Planned Parenthood, concluding that individual Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to pick a medical provider. Read more at NBC News SCOTUS Allows States To Defund … Read more
A key House panel on Wednesday advanced legislation that includes a provision aimed at cutting off Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, a longtime goal of congressional Republicans. …. “Make no mistake, Planned Parenthood is being targeted,” Alexis McGill Johnson, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, said at the news conference. “Just like any other … Read more
But because a fetus’s heart is not formed until nine weeks of pregnancy, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic argued that such activity does not constitute a real “heartbeat”. Instead of outlawing abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, the reproductive health organization said, South Carolina should permit the procedure until nine weeks. Read more at The Guardian … Read more
At the heart of the case is a federal provision that guarantees that people insured by Medicaid can freely choose their own providers as long as they accept the program and are qualified to provide care. The case hinges on a technical argument: South Carolina – …. – says Medicaid beneficiaries have no right to … Read more
“What was in Project 2025 that made it so widely hated across the political spectrum? A few things: firing civil servants, weaponizing the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, unleashing force onto protestors, and targeting political opponents, restricting abortion nationwide, ripping retirement and health care benefits from seniors, dismantling public education,” Sen. … Read more
Still, once in office, Trump and his administration would have substantial power to further restrict abortion. And with Roe overturned, the avenues to do so are larger than they were last time. “There’s so many levers he could press,” said Greer Donley, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh who tracks abortion policy. Despite … Read more
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. Read more at NBC News Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood The court will restrict itself to a … Read more
Numerous other groups that have studied the problem say forcing or even encouraging marriage will not make poverty disappear. And a recent study by a team at the University of South Carolina found that when state laws make it harder for pregnant women to get divorced, they’re more likely to be killed by their partners. … Read more
Oz, who has a history of making degrading remarks about women, has no government experience. As a candidate for Senate in 2022, he expressed opposition to abortion at any point in pregnancy. Read more at 19th News
Advocates and lawmakers have said the move is part of a broader agenda to whittle away access to the procedure, making it more difficult for low-income people to receive services. Read more at The 19th
