Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Unblock Family Planning Funds

Aug. 7, 2024, 9:32 PM UTC

Oklahoma asked the US Supreme Court to restore federal funding for family planning services that were stripped from the state after it refused to say if it would require its health providers to give abortion referrals.

In an emergency request directed to Justice Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday, Oklahoma said it needs an injunction to stop the Health and Human Services Department from denying the state the $4.5 million or so it would normally get in Title X funding for 2024. It asked the justices to act by Aug. 30.

Title X of the Public Health Act provides public and private ...

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