The decision is a win for the Trump administration, which has made it a priority to actualize the GOP’s long-held goal of defunding Planned Parenthood.

South Carolina defunded Planned Parenthood in 2018 on the grounds that taxpayer-funded abortion violated state law, but the move was blocked in court.

The 6–3 decision, with the court's three liberal justices dissenting, centers on a SC case involving non-abortion services.