GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT) filed a lawsuit to challenge state lawmakers’ attempts to prevent South Carolinians enrolled in Medicaid from receiving preventive care at its Columbia and Charleston health centers.
The filing is a request to amend its original 2018 complaint that challenges Governor Henry McMaster’s executive order blocking its health centers from participating in the state’s Medicaid program, as well as budget riders passed by the South Carolina General Assembly that seek to prevent federal funds from going to PPSAT.
“What started as a crusade against abortion has devolved into an even greater assault on essential, preventive care,” said Paige Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. “The cost of this political attack will be the health and well-being of hardworking South Carolinians — cancers will go undetected, STIs will go untreated, and people won’t have the birth control they need to plan their futures. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic provides high-quality, comprehensive health care, and any attempt to remove our health centers as a care option for patients with Medicaid is not only blatantly political but unconstitutional.”…