The federal government and many states already block using Medicaid funds to cover abortion. But the state-federal health insurance program for lower-income people does pay for other services from Planned Parenthood, including birth control, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

Anti-abortion groups are praising the Supreme Court’s majority decision to block state Medicaid funds from supporting Planned Parenthood, paving the way for red states to stop funding abortion with taxpayer dollars.

States can now block the country's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money. The organization argues Medicaid pays for its patients' overall healthcare, and those funds already cannot be used to pay for abortions in most cases.