The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds.
Family planning organizations and patients sued South Carolina in 2018 after the state excluded abortion providers from providing family planning services through Medicaid.
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals supported The decision prevents states from removing family planning programs from their Medicaid programs in March.
“If Planned Parenthood chooses to discontinue abortions, it may receive state Medicaid funding,” said Robert Carr, director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. petition state. “But Japan has not made such a choice.”
‼ ️Breaking news: SCOTUS agrees to consider taxpayer funding for abortion facilities!! ️
The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear Planned Parenthood v. Carr. In this case, ADF is helping defend South Carolina’s decision to divert Medicaid funds away from abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. pic.twitter.com/Vq1GRZMD6Q
— Alliance Defending Freedom (@ADFLegal) December 18, 2024
Patient Julie Edwards and Planned Parenthood claim The state argued that the decision violated the Medicaid law’s “free choice of provider” clause, which “gives Medicaid recipients the right to choose to receive care from a qualified and willing provider.” .
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is representing Kerr in this case. (Related: Family Planning Clinic Offering Free Abortions and Vasectomies During DNC)
“Taxpayer dollars should never be used to fund facilities that make money on abortions,” John Barsh, ADF senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy, said in the paper. statement. “Pro-life states like South Carolina should be free to decide that Planned Parenthood and other organizations that promote abortion are not eligible to receive taxpayer funds through Medicaid.”
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