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Supreme Court considers if South Carolina may cut Planned Parenthood funding

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Ruling could have profound implications for ability of patients to access care at Planned Parenthood clinics across the country.

Ruling may shed light on when Americans may sue to enforce requirements Congress includes in spending laws.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 2018 .

The governor argued that those payments amounted to a taxpayer subsidy for abortion.

But the state believes that the Supreme Court’s decision in the nursing home case could strengthen its hand. Reading a right to sue into the federal Medicaid law, South Carolina told the Supreme Court in written arguments, “would undermine the relationship between the states and the federal government.” “The court has set a high bar for recognizing private rights in spending statutes,” the state said, “and the any-qualified-provider provision doesn’t clear it.” For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com .

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