The case does not directly involve abortion access. Federal law already prevents states from using Medicaid funds to cover abortions in most cases. But abortion opponents have long tried to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving government money for other health care, too.
The Trump administration, which backed South Carolina’s position in court Wednesday, recently notified nine Planned Parenthood affiliates of its plans to begin withholding some funding as part of the nationwide family-planning program known as Title X.
Advocates for Planned Parenthood say that its health centers provide critical medical services beyond abortion, such as birth control and cancer screenings, and that the case before the Supreme Court could affect access to those health services for low-income patients, including in other states.
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