Oklahoma v. Department of Health and Human Services

Overview

(U.S. Supreme Court September 3, 2024): The Supreme Court of the United States refused to consider a case in which the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit allowed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to withhold approximately $4 million in Title X funding from the state of Oklahoma. Title X rules require that recipient states counsel pregnant people who use federally funded family planning centers about all options, including abortion care. Oklahoma refused to do so arguing that state law bans abortion in almost all circumstances. The trial court found for Oklahoma and the appellate court reversed; the Supreme Court allowed that decision to stand. Under the first Trump Administration, Title X rules did not require this counseling; the Biden Administration changed the rule to require counseling on all options. For more on the history of this issue, read our Law and Policy Insight here. Read the full Opinion of the 10th Circuit here and the notice of the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case here.

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