Supreme Court to decide if South Carolina can defund Planned Parenthood

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "Preserving access to Planned Parenthood and other providers means preserving an affordable choice and quality care for an untold number of mothers and infants in South Carolina.
53% : In a miscellaneous order released Wednesday morning, the high court agreed without comment to grant a petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of Kerr v. Planned Parenthood.
44% : The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in a case that will determine if South Carolina can lawfully defund Planned Parenthood for providing elective abortions.
44% : Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider, and a patient sued the state, with a federal district court blocking South Carolina's enforcement of the order.
41% : ADF Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch said in a statement released Wednesday that he believes "states like South Carolina should be free to determine that Planned Parenthood and other entities that peddle abortion are not qualified to receive taxpayer funding through Medicaid.

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