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

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.

A major decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday morning involving Planned Parenthood in South Carolina could have a ripple effect across the country.Legal experts say the ruling means that states will have the right to block Planned Parenthood's access to federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services.