
Abortion-rights advocates on Monday applauded a Pennsylvania Supreme Court reproductive rights decision as a step in removing barriers to abortion access in the state, while opponents held fast to their position that many taxpayers oppose any public funding for abortions. The 3-2 decision, on a case involving Medicaid funding for abortion, was the first in Pennsylvania since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 to address whether reproductive rights are protected under the state constitution, a position several justices indicated they could support. “The rights of Pennsylvanians are due to...