State constitution guarantees abortion rights, Pennsylvania court rules
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A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.
This decision overturns a decades-long law that banned using Medicaid funds for abortion costs.
The ruling, announced Monday, marks a significant victory for Planned Parenthood and abortion clinics that sued Pennsylvania in 2019 over Medicaid funding limitations.
Pennsylvania now joins a few states where advocates have successfully protected abortion access through state constitutions.
The attorney general's office is reviewing the decision and has not disclosed if it will appeal.
Pennsylvania Medicaid Abortion Ruling
- Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Medicaid Abortion Funding Ban Newsweek —
- Pennsylvania court strikes down ban on use of Medicaid funds for abortions The Guardian —
- Pennsylvania court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions ABC News —
- Pennsylvania court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions The Independent —
- Pennsylvania appeals court overturns ban on Medicaid-funded abortions Washington Examiner —