Interfaith Alliance Condemns SCOTUS Limiting Medicaid Recipients’ Access to Healthcare

WASHINGTON, DC – Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, condemns today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which strips Medicaid recipients of the legal right to seek care from the qualified provider of their choice, including Planned Parenthood.

By upholding a policy that allows states to block access to care for political or ideological reasons, the Court has undermined federal protections that ensure Medicaid patients can receive services from any qualified provider. 

This decision opens the door to widespread restrictions on essential reproductive health care and will disproportionately harm low-income and marginalized communities already facing barriers to care. It also interferes with the right of religious communities to seek and access reproductive care in accordance with the precepts of their faith. 

Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, shared the following statement: 

“Healthcare decisions, including where and from whom to seek care, must be left to individuals in consultation with their families, doctors, and their faith or values. Today’s decision empowers political actors to interfere with deeply personal choices, jeopardizing both public health and individual liberty.”

MEDIA CONTACT: Ben DePasquale, [email protected]

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Interfaith Alliance is a network of people of diverse faiths and beliefs from across the country working together to build a resilient democracy and fulfill America’s promise of religious freedom and civil rights not just for some, but for all. We mobilize powerful coalitions to challenge Christian nationalism and religious extremism, while fostering a better understanding of the healthy boundaries between religion and government. We advocate at all levels of government for an equitable and just America where the freedoms of belief and religious practice are protected, and where all persons are treated with dignity and have the opportunity to thrive. For more information visit interfaithalliance.org.