The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) blocked a lower court ruling preventing South Carolina from defunding Planned Parenthood and sent the case back to the lower court for reconsideration.
The SCOTUS justices ruled Tuesday to send Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case back to the lower court in the wake of the 7-2 ruling June 8, allowing Medicaid recipients to sue for civil rights violations, Reuters reported.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Richmond, Virginia, prevented South Carolina from ending public funding for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic under Medicaid because the organization delivers abortions services, in a March 2022 ruling.