Judge blocks governor's effort to defund Planned Parenthood
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Gov. Henry McMasters effort to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds.
District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis halted the governors executive order from taking effect until Planned Parenthood had a chance to make its arguments in court.
The Governors Office this summer tried to block state Medicaid money from going towards abortion providers. While federal law does not allow Medicaid funds to fund abortions except for rape, incest or mothers life cases, the governor had argued state money was still indirectly subsidizing them.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic argued it was being unconstitutionally singled out and filed a lawsuit challenging the order. The organization operates clinics in Columbia and Charleston.
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