Several key conservatives on the Supreme Court left open the possibility on Wednesday that they could side with Planned Parenthood in a dispute with South Carolina over its decision to yank that organization’s Medicaid funding because it provides abortions.

The Supreme Court has appeared divided in a case over whether states should be able to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.

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.