As Democrats control both the Legislature and the Blaine House, Maine appears extremely unlikely — for now — to stop Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood services.

The question for the justices was whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider.

The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.