Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sets Up Showdown on Medicaid Abortion Ban

A new ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could massively change abortion law in the state. The Pennsylvania state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a 40-year-old law banning Medicaid from covering abortions could be considered discriminatory based on sex, and sent the case back to a lower court, setting up a battle to establish financial coverage for the procedure. The case stems from the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982, which prohibits Medicaid from covering abortions unless the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or it puts the...