An ideologically divided Supreme Court on June 26 sided with South Carolina in its effort to deprive Planned Parenthood of public funding, a decision that is likely to prompt other GOP-led states to take similar action against a health care organization under attack for providing abortion services.
The court’s 6-3 ruling − over the dissent of the three liberal justices − that Medicaid patients can’t sue over their right to choose their doctor could also limit care options beyond the controversial realm of reproductive care.
The Trump administration had backed South Carolina, after the Justice Department reevaluated its position following the change in administrations.
And anti-abortion groups are pushing Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress to impose a national ban on Planned Parenthood’s participation in Medicaid. The organization has said that would have “catastrophic consequences,” potentially causing the closure of nearly 200 health centers in 24 states including half the centers that provide abortions.
One third of Planned Parenthood’s revenue comes from state and federal government funding, including Medicaid, to provide health services, according to the nonpartisan health research organization KFF.
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