Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court decided that states can block Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. Medicaid is a health program for people with low incomes. It covers services like birth control and cancer screenings, but not abortions in many cases. This ruling allows states to stop funding Planned Parenthood for non-abortion-related services.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruling lets states stop Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood.
- Medicaid is a health insurance program for people with lower incomes.
- Medicaid funds often can't be used for abortions, but they can cover other services like birth control and cancer screenings.
- The decision stems from a 2018 South Carolina order stopping Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
- The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling said patients can't always sue to use Medicaid with specific providers.
- Some people support the ruling as a financial and moral victory against abortion.
- Others argue it reduces access to important health services for disadvantaged groups.
- Planned Parenthood has received about $90,000 a year from Medicaid in South Carolina.
