The Supreme Court ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood, a case focused on Medicaid funding qualifications for providers, not abortion itself. The ruling established that states decide which medical providers qualify for Medicaid funds. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster had previously declared Planned Parenthood unqualified for any medical services. Planned Parenthood sued, claiming this violated rights to receive non-abortion medical services. Medicaid laws do not permit funding for abortions but do not exclude abortion providers from receiving funds for non-abortion services, complicating the matter.
The case is not directly about abortion at all; it is about who decides which medical providers are qualified to receive Medicaid funds and whether there is an enforceable individual right to receive non-abortion medical services from Planned Parenthood with those funds.
The Medicaid laws already prohibit Medicaid dollars from funding abortions, but do not explicitly prohibit abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds for non-abortion services.
States make the decision on what counts as a qualified service provider, which makes sense since medical standards, certifications, and the like are generally decided at the state level.
Planned Parenthood, along with a Medicaid recipient who wanted medical services from Planned Parenthood, filed a lawsuit alleging a violation of rights.
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