Supreme Court hears dispute over South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether Planned Parenthood has a legal right under federal civil rights laws to challenge the order by South Carolina’s governor barring abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid. During more than 90 minutes of o
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Supreme Court considers South Carolina’s effort to strip Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funding
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Supreme Court hears dispute over South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood
There are just two Planned Parenthood clinics in South Carolina, but every year they take hundreds of low-income patients who need things like contraception, cancer screenings and pregnancy testing.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that, at first glance, appears to involve only a technical interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act. But the dispute has drawn widespread attention because of the context in which it came to the justices: an attempt by South Carolin
Medicaid money generally can't be used for abortions, but the group is a key provider of other reproductive health services for patients using the publicly funded insurance.
At issue is whether a state, in this case, South Carolina, can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
The court is considering a legal question that could have wider effects: Whether Medicaid patients can continue to sue over the right to choose their own qualified provider.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will debate whether patients may sue states that cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, teeing up a dispute over preventive healthcare that has been drawn into the fraught national fight over abortion access.
The Supreme Court heard South Carolina’s big swing to knock Planned Parenthood off of Medicaid Wednesday — not because the provider is unqualified, but because the state just doesn’t want it to be an option.
Justices heard arguments in a closely watched case that could determine whether Medicaid patients have the right to sue if a state disqualifies a provider.
The Supreme Court will consider whether South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, which the state argues indirectly funds abortion care.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though those funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
Supporters of Planned Parenthood argue that Henry McMaster's order runs afoul of the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965, which states beneficiaries "may obtain" medical treatment from any qualified provider.
The Supreme Court is divided on whether funding for Planned Parenthood can be blocked by a state, a decision that carries the weight of a larger fight on abortion.
The Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether South Carolina residents have a right to choose Planned Parenthood as a provider through the Medicaid Act.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether Planned Parenthood has a legal right under federal civil rights laws to challenge the order by South Carolina’s governor barring abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid. During more than 90 minutes of o
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