SCOTUS: States can block Planned Parenthood funding from Medicaid

[Morphine Prince 109,710]

The Supreme Court delivered a back-door blow to Planned Parenthood on Thursday, ruling that states may cut off Medicaid reimbursements for the organization's non-abortion medical services.

At issue was a provision of the federal Medicaid law that guarantees Medicaid patients the ability to choose their doctors, or in the words of the statute, they are entitled to "any qualified and willing provider."

South Carolina, however, maintained that it could disqualify Medicaid providers for "any reason that state law allows." Or as Republican governor Henry McMaster put it, "Taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize abortion providers who are in direct opposition to their beliefs."

On Thursday, the Supreme Court sided with the state by a 6-to-3 vote, along ideological lines.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-s1-5435021/scotus-planned-parenthood

 

[Lextyr97 20,819]

Why. Are. We. Going. Backwards? Get the ****ing orange turd OUT. Along with every single other republican

[SharkmanthaC 115,066]

So denying people access to care. Some of the people that need it most. I wish people understood that Planned Parenthood does so much more than abortions. 

[TheARTPOPball 1,660]

4 hours ago, SharkmanthaC said:

So denying people access to care. Some of the people that need it most. I wish people understood that Planned Parenthood does so much more than abortions. 

Not to mention that lack of birth control and pregnancy tests are only going to increase the need for abortions. 
 

[Hadrian 2,688]

I can't believe **** like this is happening. Just for the sake of hurting people.

[Sepsami 20,993]

But non-religious taxpayers' money still goes to the church? Make it make sense  the hypocrisy