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U.S. Supreme Court Supports South Carolina’s Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of South Carolina’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood under the Medicaid program. The 6-3 ruling overturned a lower court decision that had blocked the state from terminating Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s Medicaid participation. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, with the three liberal justices dissenting. The case addressed whether Medicaid recipients can sue to enforce their right to obtain medical services from any qualified provider. The ruling follows the Supreme Court's 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade, which allowed Republican-led states to impose abortion restrictions. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic provides healthcare services, including cancer screenings and contraception, to hundreds of Medicaid patients in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. The case originated in 2018 when South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ordered the state to end Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. Plaintiffs argued that the move violated the Medicaid law and the right to choose one’s healthcare provider. A federal judge and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had previously sided with Planned Parenthood and the Medicaid patients. The Supreme Court’s decision marks the third time the case reached the highest court, which previously rejected South Carolina’s appeal in 2020.
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