Striking a blow to abortion rights activists, the US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has given Ohio the green light to cut funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
The federal court's ruling Tuesday upheld an Ohio law that barred state funding for health care providers that offer abortions, overturning a decision that deemed the law unconstitutional."Private organizations do not have a constitutional right to obtain governmental funding to support their activities," Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote for the majority in the 11-6 opinion."The state also may choose not to subsidize constitutionally protected activities.
Supreme Court sides with Planned Parenthood 02:30Planned Parenthood, which operates 26 health centers between its Greater Ohio and Southwest Ohio Region affiliates, stands to lose $1.5 million in annual funding from the state health department, according to media reports.Planned Parenthood says that funding has been used for non-abortion-related programs, including other forms of health care and educational services.
Planned Parenthood says it doesn't know when the ruling will go into effect; that depends on when the Ohio Department of Health issues notifications of funding changes to its grantees. In the meantime, though, the organization is weighing its options, including further litigation.
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