The Supreme Court has denied Oklahoma's emergency appeal to reinstate a $4.5 million grant for family planning services. The dispute arose from the state's refusal to refer pregnant women to a national hotline that provides information on abortion and other options. The court's decision, which did not provide detailed reasoning, saw three justices - Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch - in favor of Oklahoma.
Lower courts had previously ruled that the federal Health and Human Services Department's termination of funds to Oklahoma did not violate federal law. The case revolves around state abortion restrictions and federal grants under the Title X family planning program, a contentious issue following the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade and subsequent abortion bans in many Republican-led states.
