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Pennsylvania court strikes down ban on use of Medicaid funds for abortions
Victory for abortion rights groups as court finds state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion
A Pennsylvania court on Monday said that the state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion while striking down a decades-long law banning the use of state Medicaid funds to cover abortion costs.
The ruling by a divided seven-judge panel of the appellate-level commonwealth court is a major victory for Planned Parenthood and abortion clinic operators who first sued Pennsylvania over its Medicaid funding restrictions in 2019.
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Associated Press · Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:03 PM
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Victory for abortion rights groups as court finds state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion
A Pennsylvania court on Monday said that the state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion while striking down a decades-long law banning the use of state Medicaid funds to cover abortion costs.
The ruling by a divided seven-judge panel of the appellate-level commonwealth court is a major victory for Planned Parenthood and abortion clinic operators who first sued Pennsylvania over its Medicaid funding restrictions in 2019.
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