Washington, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court has denied cert. in Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast, et al.
Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, the largest public policy organization for women in the nation, had this to say:
“It is disappointing to see the United States Supreme Court cower under political pressure. Once again the justices confirm what former Justice Kennedy had admitted in Carhart: big abortion gets special treatment at the nation’s highest court.
“In dissent, Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch make plain that, ‘what explains the Court’s refusal to do its job here … has something to do with the fact that some respondents in these cases are named “Planned Parenthood.”‘ What a shame!
“Worse yet this case is decidedly not about abortion. The question is whether individuals have a private right of action under the Medicaid Act. The reason Planned Parenthood is involved at all is because some states moved to disqualify them after they were caught on tape illegally, unethically, and immorally bargaining with baby body parts.
“Fortunately, this is not the end of the road for this issue. The Court will be forced to decide the matter sooner or later. The bigger challenge they face is the public’s growing concern with their failure to neutrally apply the law without regards to political pressure. Here, they have clearly failed, again.”