Planned Parenthood of St. Louis Region v. Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ) Opinion issued June 30, 2020 ST. LOUIS REGION, ET AL., ) ) Respondents, ) ) v. ) No. SC98020 ) DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ) DIVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES, ) ET AL., ) ) Appellants. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS The Honorable David L. Dowd, Judge Section 208.152.1(6), (12) 1 , provides that the MO HealthNet Division of the Missouri Department of Social Services “shall” make payments to authorized providers “on behalf of” Medicaid-eligible individuals for “physicians’ services” and “[f]amily planning.”…