Supreme Court confronts South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a case testing whether South Carolina was legally allowed to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. 

South Carolina restricted Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid because the organization provides abortions.  

However, the lawsuit was not about abortion access, but whether a Medicaid beneficiary has the “right” to pick their preferred health provider and sue if they can’t.  

The state, backed by the Trump administration...