INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Planned Parenthood says a U.S. Supreme Court order leaving intact a ruling that blocks Indiana from denying Medicaid funds to the organization is a victory for women’s health.
The justices announced Tuesday they wouldn’t take the case. The case now goes back to federal court in Indianapolis to determine whether a temporary injunction blocking the 2011 law should be made permanent.
But American Civil Liberties Union attorney Ken Falk says he believes the state will drop the case.
Falk says the court decisions have held that Indiana can’t deny women the right to choose their own medical providers. The state Legislature tried to deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood because it performs abortions.
The Indiana attorney general’s office didn’t have any immediate comment.
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