A case just taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court—Kerr v. Planned Parenthood—might just be the sleeper hit of the October 2024 term. At issue is public funding for abortion, something that pro-life states have been keen to limit for some time. The justices will consider the following question: do Medicaid recipients have the right to sue—known as “standing”—over a state’s decision to bar Medicaid funds from going to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood?
If the court’s answer to that question is no—effectively providing states a way to limit public funding for abortion—it would put a significant dent in taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. In 2022-2023 alone, the abortion giant cleared almost $700 million, with most payments, a result of Medicaid reimbursements.
Planned Parenthood affiliates provide medical services to low-income individuals…
