Victory: Supreme Court Says Planned Parenthood Can be banned from Tax $$$$$
Eugene Delgaudio president of Public Advocate says: "Public Advocate has fought for years to prevent the use of taxpayer funds for abortions and in recent times opposed the use of taxpayer dollars to butcher and dismember young children for sex changes to appease sick adults who profit from the attrocity. Now comes the Supreme Court decision that supports states forbidding the use of taxpayer funds for hurting babies and butchering children"
The Supreme Court delivered a significant victory for federalism and state sovereignty Thursday, ruling 6-3 that South Carolina can exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program without facing federal lawsuits from individual patients. The decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic establishes important guardrails around when private parties can sue states over federal spending programs.
Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch emphasized that federal courts shouldn't assume Congress intended to create individually enforceable rights unless lawmakers speak with unmistakable clarity. The ruling reinforces constitutional principles about the separation of powers and limits on federal authority over state programs.
Justice Gorsuch's opinion methodically explains why federal spending programs operate differently from other federal laws. When Congress offers money to states with conditions attached, it's creating what amounts to a contract between sovereigns, not issuing direct commands that create individual rights.
"The decision whether to let private plaintiffs enforce a new statutory right poses delicate questions of public policy," Gorsuch wrote. "New rights for some mean new duties for others. And private enforcement actions, meritorious or not, can force governments to direct money away from public services and spend it instead on litigation."