{"id":2336302,"date":"2024-09-03T17:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T21:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-wont-restore-oklahoma-family-planning-funds-over-abortion-hotline-dispute-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T18:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T22:01:37","slug":"supreme-court-wont-restore-oklahoma-family-planning-funds-over-abortion-hotline-dispute-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-wont-restore-oklahoma-family-planning-funds-over-abortion-hotline-dispute-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court won\u2019t restore Oklahoma family planning funds over abortion hotline dispute &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-wont-restore-oklahoma-family-planning-funds-over-abortion-hotline-dispute-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336302&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Supreme \u200cCourt has\u200d decided not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-roe-is-overturned-bishops-can-no-longer-let-catholic-democrats-off-the-hook\/\" title=\"If Roe Is Overturned, Bishops Can No Longer Let Catholic Democrats Off The Hook\">restore federal funding<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-lives-matter-arkansas-gov-signs-near-total-abortion-ban-that-supporters-hope-will-force-scotus-to-revisit-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"\u2018All Lives Matter\u2019: Arkansas Gov. Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban That Supporters Hope Will Force SCOTUS To Revisit Roe v. Wade\">family planning services<\/a> in Oklahoma after the state refused to provide abortion referrals or distribute a national hotline number for abortion information. This decision upholds the Biden Administration&#8217;s stance to withhold\u2064 approximately $4.5 million \u200bin funding from Oklahoma&#8217;s family planning \u200dservices under Title X, a program that supports\u2063 public and private healthcare providers in offering family planning services.<\/p>\n<p>The case arose\u200d after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced a rule in 2021 requiring Title\u200b X providers to offer unbiased \u2063counseling on various options, including abortion. After\u2064 the Supreme Court&#8217;s 2022 ruling in *Dobbs v.\u2063 Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization*, which eliminated the constitutional right to \u200dabortion, HHS allowed \u200cTitle X providers to comply by supplying a third-party hotline number for abortion referrals. \u200cAlthough Oklahoma initially\u200c agreed to this requirement, it later reversed its position, leading to the loss\u2064 of federal funds.<\/p>\n<p>Republican-appointed\u2063 Justices Clarence Thomas,\u200c Samuel Alito, and \u200cNeil Gorsuch expressed their willingness to\u2062 hear \u2062Oklahoma&#8217;s case, reflecting\u200d a divide in the Court regarding the \u200dissue. Oklahoma \u2064argues that HHS&#8217;s regulation imposes requirements that\u200b should be left \u200cfor states to decide, claiming that the withdrawal of Title X services would severely impact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">county health departments<\/a>&#8216; ability to \u2062provide essential care.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court won&rsquo;t restore Oklahoma family planning funds over abortion hotline dispute<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735444\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Tuesday refused to reinstate federal funding for Oklahoma&rsquo;s family planning services under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/title-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Title X<\/a> after the state declined to provide abortion referrals or distribute a national hotline number for such information. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This decision upholds the stance of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden<\/a> Department of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health and Human Services<\/a> to withhold millions of dollars from Oklahoma. Republican-appointed Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch said they would have granted Oklahoma&rsquo;s petition to hear oral arguments on the merits of the case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaelanDC\/status\/1831072554976477376 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Title X, a program established in 1970, funds public and private healthcare providers for family planning services. In 2021, HHS introduced a rule requiring providers to offer nondirective counseling on prenatal care, adoption, and abortion, including details on where these services can be accessed.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization\">Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization<\/a><\/em>  in 2022, which eliminated the right to abortion, HHS permitted Title X providers to comply with the rule by sharing a third-party hotline number for abortion referrals.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma initially agreed but later reversed its position, resulting in the loss of approximately $4.5 million in federal funds. The Oklahoma State Department of Health distributes federal funding to public health services and county health departments throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HHS&rsquo;s regulation foists upon Oklahoma a requirement concerning an issue that has been recognized as specifically reserved to the people to address in&nbsp;<em>Dobbs<\/em>,&rdquo; according to Oklahoma&rsquo;s petition, referring to the 2022 Supreme Court ruling leaving authority over abortion access to the states. The state also argued that depriving county health departments of Title X services &ldquo;would be devastating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Sooner State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3133055\/supreme-court-summer-recess-anything-but-quiet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>contended that the federal government violated<\/a> the spending clause of the Constitution and an amendment protecting providers from discrimination for refusing to provide abortion referrals based on religious or moral grounds.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theusconstitution.org\/news\/10th-circuit-refuses-to-restore-federal-family-planning-grants-in-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dismissed<\/a> these claims, and the Supreme Court has now refused to grant an emergency injunction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov\/opinions.pdf\/24a0199p-06.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>related<\/a> case in Tennessee involving a $7 million grant was similarly denied by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma asked the Supreme Court to act by Aug. 30, the date to which the federal government agreed to wait before distributing to other entities the grants that would have gone to the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735444\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735444\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to restore federal funding for Oklahoma&#8217;s family planning services under Title X, following the state&#8217;s refusal to offer abortion referrals or share a national hotline number for such services. This ruling supports the Biden administration&#8217;s decision to withhold millions from Oklahoma. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch, appointed by Republicans, expressed that they would have considered hearing oral arguments on the case.<\/p>\n<p>Title X is a program created in 1970 that provides funding to both public and private healthcare providers for family planning services. In 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented a rule mandating providers to offer non-directive counseling regarding prenatal care, adoption, and abortion options\u2014including information on where these services can be accessed. After the Supreme Court&#8217;s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization\u2014which removed federal protections for abortion\u2014HHS allowed Title X providers to meet this requirement by sharing a third-party hotline number for abortion referrals. Although Oklahoma initially agreed to this condition, it later changed its stance, leading to a loss of about $4.5 million in federal funds.<\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma State Department of Health allocates federal funds across public health services and county health departments statewide. In its petition, Oklahoma argued that HHS&#8217;s regulation imposes requirements on an issue deemed reserved for state control by the Dobbs ruling and claimed that cutting off Title X services would severely impact county health departments. The state also contended that the federal government violated constitutional spending clauses and protections against discrimination based on religious or moral objections related to providing abortion referrals. However, these claims were dismissed by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; now the Supreme Court has also denied an emergency injunction.<\/p>\n<p>A similar case in Tennessee regarding a $7 million grant was rejected by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as well. Oklahoma requested action from the Supreme Court before August 30\u2014the deadline set by the federal government before reallocating grants intended for them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2336303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Supreme_Court_Law_55.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40021,34488,12474,32275],"class_list":["post-2336302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion-hotline","tag-family-planning","tag-oklahoma","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Supreme_Court_Law_55.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}