Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett appeared on Fox Business Thursday to discuss the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying states can block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states can block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds for services like contraception and cancer screenings, advancing the Republican effort to defund the organization. During an appearance on “The Evening Edit,” Jarrett shared Justice Neil Gorsuch’s opinion.

“It’s huge because you can now defund Planned Parenthood of Medicaid dollars upon which they rely heavily. Just as South Carolina did, the governor had ordered that taxpayer money could not be used to fund abortions at providers like Planned Parenthood, and it was a six to three majority in which Justice Gorsuch made an important point,” Jarrett told Elizabeth MacDonald. “He said elected representatives, not unelected judges, are empowered to make these significant policy decisions.”

Jarrett said the ruling is entirely consistent with the reasoning of the High Court.

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“That is, Liz, entirely consistent with the reasoning of the High Court when it overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving decision-making to states. They’re elected officials. And it’s also consistent with federal law that prohibits Medicaid from being used for abortions. The three liberal justices who dissented complained ‘Oh, gee, this is now going to restrict access to healthcare.’ No, it’s not, ” Jarrett added.

Jarrett said Medicaid patients in South Carolina will still have access to healthcare at over 200 publicly funded clinics across the state, many of which accept Medicaid. (RELATED: House GOP Targets ‘Big Abortion,’ Child Sex Change Procedures In Sweeping Reform To Medicaid)

“Medicaid patients can go to any of the 200 publicly-funded clinics in South Carolina, and they take Medicaid. So it doesn’t restrict health care,” Jarrett said. “There are two clinics that are Planned Parenthood in South Carolina, but, as I say, there are 200 other Medicaid clinics that take those dollars, and they’re all over. I’m here in South Carolina. They’re all over the state.”

The ruling opens the door for other states to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. The case arises from South Carolina’s 2018 effort to stop taxpayer funding for the abortion provider, which is facing growing financial difficulties. This decision could set a precedent for other states to follow suit amid ongoing financial challenges for the organization.

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