The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Biden administration's decision to discontinue a Title X family-planning grant to Tennessee. The decision was made after Tennessee refused to comply with federal requirements to provide abortion referrals, following the Dobbs decision. The court's ruling was a 2-1 decision, with Judge Kethledge dissenting. The case is part of a broader legal landscape where similar issues are being considered by the Supreme Court, including a case from Oklahoma.
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A federal judge ruled Tennessee's Medicaid program, TennCare, wrongfully cut off health insurance benefits for thousands of people since 2019. The judge found the state Medicaid program had violated Tennesseans' rights under the federal Medicaid law https://t.co/9Ixmw7W0g1 https://t.co/Y36sjGgW0G
The Sixth Circuit has upheld the Biden administration's authority to end a family-planning grant awarded to Tennessee after the state refused to offer abortion referrals, saying the state knew the rules when it accepted the grant. https://t.co/HFKWHqiqvw https://t.co/D1lXlLV7A4