South Carolina had argued that no one’s rights were violated when it decided to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.
By Catholics for Catholics
No Medicaid for abortion provider Planned Parenthood.
That is what the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday for South Carolina, that Planned Parenthood may not take part of that state’s Medicaid program, according to The Epoch Times.
The greater part of the opinion in the 6–3 decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic was penned by Justice Neil Gorsuch. The ruling moves backward a federal appeals court decision that blocked South Carolina from excluding Planned Parenthood from the program.
The court deemed that federal law does not allow health care providers or patients to sue a state if it runs afoul of a federal law requiring that Medicaid patients be allowed to use their preferred provider.
While the case does not focus on abortion, it was being closely viewed because a ruling in favor of South Carolina could encourage more states to boot the organization from their Medicaid networks, according to The Times. States like Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri have by now eliminated Planned Parenthood from state Medicaid networks, the organization reported.
Two days after the three year anniversary of overturning Roe v Wade, South Carolina Supreme Court rules to defund Planned Parenthood!
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Another victory for life!
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Medicaid is a joint federal–state program that offers health insurance coverage to low-income Americans. The program is governed by the federal Medicaid Act.
According to The Times, The case dates back to July 2018, when South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed Executive Order 2018-21, directing state health officials to “deem abortion clinics unqualified to provide family planning services.” The order also required officials to terminate clinics’ Medicaid enrollment agreements and deny their enrollment applications in the future.
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