On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Kerr v. Planned Parenthood. At issue is a 2018 order by pro-life South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster directing the state’s Department of Health and Human Services to stop abortion facilities from receiving taxpayer funds from the state’s Medicaid program.
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is representing the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
“We are pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up Kerr v. Planned Parenthood,” said NRLC President Carol Tobias. “Taxpayers should not be forced into supporting or supplementing abortion facilities and states should not be forced to override state pro-life laws that citizens support.”
Tobias went on to say, “No American taxpayer should be forced to use their hard-earned dollars to put more money toward Planned Parenthood’s over $2 billion a year in funding. It is good that the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the rights of citizens to direct how their state spends taxpayer funds.”
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson expressed his strong support for the case. “Although we are not a party to this lawsuit, I am adamantly opposed to any taxpayer money going towards funding abortions,” he said in a statement. “I’m glad to hear the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear this case.” […]
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