WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation released the following statements today praising the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which clears the way for states to end taxpayer funding for the abortion industry through Medicaid.  

Thomas Jipping, a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation: 

“Abortion extremists have long wanted to force everyone to subsidize their agenda, including through Medicaid. South Carolina had enough and found a way to push back. Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that American taxpayers do not have to pay for others to kill their children.” 

Melanie Israel, a visiting fellow in the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation: 

“Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, ended the lives of over 400,000 unborn children last year while receiving nearly $800 million in government funding. Meanwhile, non-abortion services like cancer screenings and prenatal services have declined over the years.  

“South Carolina said, ‘no more,’ and now other states can do the same. Women can get high-quality, comprehensive care from qualified providers that are not profiting from abortion and sterilizing cross-sex hormones.”  

Heritage has always opposed any taxpayer funding for abortion and praised the Hyde Amendment, which has saved millions of lives and protected taxpayer dollars from being weaponized to fund most abortions in the United States.