The Supreme Court's ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic allows states to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood, emphasizing that this could result in one-third of its facilities shutting down. The case originated in South Carolina, where a lawsuit claimed that Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood was indirectly supporting abortion services, despite the funding restrictions in place. Justice Neil Gorsuch's majority opinion concluded that the Medicaid Act did not confer individual rights for patients, while dissenting justices criticized this interpretation as contrary to the intent of Congress.
Today, the Supreme Court once again sided with politicians who believe that government has the right to dictate where patients can go for care, undermining their healthcare access.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson contended that this ruling thwarts Congress’s intention by dulling the enforcement tool for federal rights and jeopardizing patients’ rights to choose their healthcare providers.
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