How the Supreme Court Could Gut Planned Parenthood

How the Supreme Court Could Gut Planned Parenthood

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case that will determine whether South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.


But with clear legal precedent stating that they can’t, how did this case even end up before the Supreme Court? And, given how far the court has gone to accommodate the MAGA agenda, is the outcome of this case in doubt?


Guest: Ian Millhiser, senior correspondent at Vox.



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