Supreme Court to hear South Carolina's bid to block funding for Planned Parenthood

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "Patients who use Medicaid as their insurance should have the freedom to get high-quality, affordable health care -- birth control, STI testing and treatment, and life-saving cancer screenings.
49% : South Carolina in 2018 terminated its funding agreement with Planned Parenthood, which has provided birth control, physical exams and cancer screenings to low-income state residents through its Medicaid program for four decades.
47% : The District Court sided with Planned Parenthood, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th District affirmed, finding that a Medicaid patient can sue to enforce the choice-of-provider requirement.
45% : "Planned Parenthood and a patient sued the state, invoking what they said is a right under federal law for Medicaid recipients to choose to receive their medical care from any qualified and willing provider.
44% : The Supreme Court will review South Carolina's decision to cut off state funding for Planned Parenthood clinics because the care they offer includes abortion.
42% : The group's health centers in Charleston and Columbia also terminate pregnancies, but Medicaid does not pay for abortions except in limited situations required by federal law.
39% : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take up a case reviewing South Carolina's decision to cut off state funding for Planned Parenthood over its abortion services.

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