Supreme Court Empowers States to Obstruct Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood: A Critical Accountability Report

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a consequential ruling that permits states to bar Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. While applauded by abortion opponents as a victory, this decision raises serious concerns about access to essential healthcare for millions of lower-income Americans. Medicaid is designed as a federal-state partnership to provide vital health coverage for low-income populations, including birth control, cancer screenings, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections—services that Planned Parenthood offers beyond abortion. The newly affirmed state authority now threatens these non-abortion related health services by financially starving clinics. This legal battle began...