Pro-Life News

Court Upholds State Ban On Medicaid-Funded Abortions

MIAMI -- Florida can ban Medicaid payments for medically necessary abortions sought by poor women even though it pays for poor men's Viagra and vasectomies, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Abortion rights advocates argued in June that state rules discriminate against women, but the 3rd District Court of Appeal decided the state has legitimate and rational interests in protecting life and containing health care costs. An appeal is being considered. The Miami court found no special protection for women seeking abortions under a 1988 equal-rights amendment to the state Constitution. Posted by Editor at September 4, 2003 08:36 AM