The U.S. Supreme Court said on Dec. 18 it will consider whether South Carolina can stop Planned Parenthood from taking part in the state’s Medicaid program.
The court granted the petition in Kerr v. Planned Parenthood in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented.
Medicaid is a joint federal–state program that treats the indigent.
The petition the state filed with the Supreme Court on June 3 says that in July 2018, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, signed Executive Order 2018-21 stating that the state “has a strong culture and longstanding tradition of protecting and defending the life and liberty of unborn children.”…