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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a years-long effort by South Carolina leaders to cut off public funding for two Planned Parenthood clinics that provide abortions in the Palmetto State.
The country’s highest court declined to consider an appeal in which Gov. Henry McMaster sought to remove two Planned Parenthood clinics — one in Charleston and one in Columbia — from the state’s Medicaid network.
The high court, in essence, upheld previous rulings that prevent South Carolina from shutting off government reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clinics that treat Medicaid patients, the health insurance program for the poor.
“The governor was certainly hoping the Supreme Court would hear the case, but his resolve to make sure no taxpayer dollars either directly or indirectly subsidize abortions in South Carolina is steadfast,” McMaster spokesman Brian Symmes said Tuesday. “This isn’t over. We will continue to appeal the decision on the merits to the appellate court and beyond, if necessary.”
In a written statement Tuesday, Planned Parenthood celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision but cautioned there are at least two dozen other pending cases that threaten access to reproductive health care across the country.
Read more here. (The Post and Courier)
The country’s highest court declined to consider an appeal in which Gov. Henry McMaster sought to remove two Planned Parenthood clinics — one in Charleston and one in Columbia — from the state’s Medicaid network.
The high court, in essence, upheld previous rulings that prevent South Carolina from shutting off government reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clinics that treat Medicaid patients, the health insurance program for the poor.
“The governor was certainly hoping the Supreme Court would hear the case, but his resolve to make sure no taxpayer dollars either directly or indirectly subsidize abortions in South Carolina is steadfast,” McMaster spokesman Brian Symmes said Tuesday. “This isn’t over. We will continue to appeal the decision on the merits to the appellate court and beyond, if necessary.”
In a written statement Tuesday, Planned Parenthood celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision but cautioned there are at least two dozen other pending cases that threaten access to reproductive health care across the country.
Read more here. (The Post and Courier)
