(TheRedAlertNews.com) – The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could deal a major blow to Planned Parenthood and protect taxpayers from funding abortion.
South Carolina’s bid to defund the abortion giant has reached the nation’s highest court, potentially giving states the power to decide if abortion providers qualify for Medicaid funding.
In 2018, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster directed the state health department to disqualify abortion clinics from providing family planning services under Medicaid.
However, Planned Parenthood and a patient sued, claiming the funding cut violated Medicaid Act provisions.
Lower courts blocked South Carolina’s action, but now the Supreme Court will review whether the Medicaid Act truly allows beneficiaries to choose specific providers.
The legal landscape has shifted dramatically since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Over two dozen other states have enacted laws restricting abortion access. South Carolina now bans abortions after six weeks.
“Taxpayer dollars should never fund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood,” Gov. McMaster said in a post on X after the court agreed to hear the case.
The conservative Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom is representing state officials in this crucial case.
John Bursch, one of the group’s lawyers, argues that states should have the authority to decide if entities like Planned Parenthood are qualified for Medicaid funding.
68 Congressional Republicans have also urged the Supreme Court to hear the case, supporting South Carolina’s right to set Medicaid provider qualifications.
“Pro-life states like South Carolina should be free to determine that Planned Parenthood and other entities that peddle abortion are not qualified to receive taxpayer funding through Medicaid,” Bursch explained.
The stakes in this case are high. Planned Parenthood reported a record 392,715 abortions in their latest report and received a staggering $699.3 million in government funding in 2023.
This case presents an opportunity to redirect those taxpayer dollars away from the abortion industry and toward more pressing issues.
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