Amy Coney Barrett, Conservative Supreme Court justice, appears to want Planned Parenthood to remain an option on Medicaid.

The Alex Murdaugh saga of murder, corruption and legal crimes has morphed into legal issues involving the appeal of Murdaugh’s murder conviction.

Supporters of Planned Parenthood argue the state violated the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965, which states beneficiaries “may obtain” medical treatment from any qualified provider.

South Carolina was sued after it disqualified Planned Parenthood South Atlantic from getting Medicaid funding even for health services unrelated to abortion.

The future of Planned Parenthood in South Carolina may hang in the balance of this case, brought after SC Governor Henry McMaster blocked Medicaid payments to the reproductive healthcare provider because they also perform abortions.

The legal conundrum of whether Attorney General Alan Wilson should have awarded a contract that resulted in a legal fee of $75 million to two law firms could become a political issue if Wilson announces for governor.

If the Supreme Court sides with South Carolina, many GOP-led states are expected to likewise block Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to consider South Carolina's bid to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid program in a case that could bolster efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of public money.