Protesters vie at the Supreme Court as it mulls effort to defund Planned Parenthood

Record ID: 1987764

  • Title: Protesters vie at the Supreme Court as it mulls effort to defund Planned Parenthood
  • Date: 2nd April 2025
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE)(English) ABORTION RIGHTS PROTESTER, EMILY KATSEANES, SAYING: “Anytime you limit any access or choice, you're not limiting that for people who have a lot of resources. You're limiting it for people who have few resources. And that's more representative of most of the United States. My sister is actually quoted in an amicus brief that it was filed here because sh
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  • Keywords: Medicaid Planned Parenthood South Carolina Supreme Court abortion abortion rights anti-abortion protesters
  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA005362802042025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Abortion rights and anti-abortion protesters jockeyed for space outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 02) as the Court considered South Carolina's bid to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid program.
    The case that could bolster efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of public money.
    The justices are due to hear arguments in South Carolina's appeal of a lower court's decision barring the Republican-governed state from terminating Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the organization's regional affiliate, because the organization provides abortions.
    The case centers on whether recipients of Medicaid, a joint federal and state health insurance program for low-income people, may sue to enforce a requirement under U.S. law that they may obtain medical assistance from any qualified and willing provider.
    (Production: Greg Savoy, Ashraf Fahim)
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