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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should states have the authority to block Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood?

Abortion rights supporters suffered a major legal defeat Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Planned Parenthood could not sue South Carolina for blocking Medicaid funding.

South Carolina, like Missouri, has a law that blocks Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding for non-abortion-related procedures. And like South Carolina, the state of Missouri has been sued by Planned Parenthood for it.

It's not yet clear how the ruling will affect the Missouri lawsuit, but the high court has set a precedent in favor of such laws.

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