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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can bar Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood .
The federal government and many states already block using Medicaid funds to cover abortion.
The state-federal health insurance program for lower-income people does pay for other services from Planned Parenthood , including birth control, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
The number of monthly abortions nationally has risen since the court ruling.
Some clinics have closed and funds that help people obtain abortion have said it’s hard to stretch their money to cover the added cost of travel.
Women in states with bans in place now use abortion pills or travel to states where it's legal.
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