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S.C. case could squeeze Planned Parenthood's funding

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Planned Parenthood maintains that the funding freeze is an attack on access to birth control and that no Title X money funds abortions.
From USA TODAY
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case arising from South Carolina’s attempt to deny funding to Planned Parenthood.
From The New York Times
Since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide, 12 states have implemented near-total bans while four states, including South Carolin...
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The battle over taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood takes center stage at the Supreme Court in a South Carolina dispute over Medicaid providers.
Supreme Court wrestles with red state efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared sympathetic Wednesday to South Carolina’s bid, backed by the Trump administration, to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program and deny affected patients the ability to challenge that exclusion in court.
Supreme Court seems to back Planned Parenthood in patient rights case
South Carolina was sued after it disqualified Planned Parenthood South Atlantic from getting Medicaid funding even for health services unrelated to abortion.
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