
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a contentious case involving South Carolina’s effort to bar Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood. The case could be another major landmark in the debate over abortion. The dispute began in 2018 when Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order preventing Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. The organization, joined by a Medicaid recipient seeking contraception services, filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing that the order violated federal protections ensuring Medicaid access to “any qualified provider.” Republican-led South Carolina has long sought to...