The Supreme Court case that could close Planned Parenthood in South Carolina

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🗓️ 2 April 2025

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The Supreme Court heard a case on Wednesday about South Carolina's efforts to stop Planned Parenthood clinics in the state from getting Medicaid funding. Mary Ziegler, law professor at the University of California, Davis, joins us. Then, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Democrat from Colorado, is leading a push to allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy instead of in person. She tells us why. And, the Yankees have hit 18 home runs so far — and many of those dingers have come off torpedo bats, which are creating quite a stir in the league this season. The Athletic's Chris Kirschner talks about why these bats are so controversial.

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0:47.4	South Carolina's bid to defund planned parenthood is back in front of the Supreme Court.
1:04.8	Music Planned Parenthood is back in front of the Supreme Court. It's Wednesday, April 2nd, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR.
1:09.8	I'm Chris Bentley.
1:13.5	Today on the show, Democrats and some Republicans in Congress want to allow proxy voting for new parents.
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1:48.7	Yeah. Coming up in about 15 minutes. But first, to the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments today in a case that could affect health care for millions of people.
1:57.3	South Carolina wants to stop Medicaid from paying for health care at Planned Parenthood,
2:02.3	which is the nation's largest provider of abortions.
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