Supreme Court Upholds South Carolina's Medicaid Funding Ban on Planned Parenthood
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood's non-abortion services, ruling that states can disqualify providers for any reason allowed by law, which could limit patients' ability to choose their healthcare providers. The decision, made along ideological lines, reverses lower court rulings that favored patient choice and comes amid financial challenges for Planned Parenthood and potential federal funding cuts.
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- Supreme Court rules for South Carolina over bid to defund Planned Parenthood NBC News
- Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in effort to cut Planned Parenthood funding USA Today
- Supreme Court says Planned Parenthood can’t challenge South Carolina’s funding cuts CNN
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