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    Supreme Court Declines Key Planned Parenthood Case

    Two states had tried to block the use of Medicaid money for non-abortion, pregnancy-related health care services at Planned Parenthood. The action is a big win for Planned Parenthood.
    by Domenico Montanaro Dec 10, 2018 2 minutes
    Planned Parenthood opened its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., in September. The Supreme Court declined to take up a key case, a big win for Planned Parenthood.

    Updated at 12:15 p.m. ET

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take a case with big potential implications for women's health care and Planned Parenthood related to whether states can block people from using Medicaid for health care services at Planned Parenthood and similar organizations.

    The result is that people can continue to use-related services. Federal law prohibits people from using Medicaid money for abortion.

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