Pennsylvania tax dollars may soon begin funding abortions according to a ruling from the commonwealth's Supreme Court. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the 1982 state law stating Medicaid could not be used to fund abortions, arguing the Pennsylvania constitution includes a "fundamental right" to "reproductive autonomy."

The ruling came in a three-to-two vote on January 29.

In its ruling, led by three Democrat justices, the majority stated:

“The right to make healthcare decisions related to reproduction is a core important right encompassed by the enmeshed privacy interest protected by our Charter. Whether or not to give birth is likely the most personal and consequential decision imaginable in the human experience. Any self-determination is dependent on the right to make that decision.”

Following the example of states including Michigan, Kansas, and Ohio, two more states are officially putting pro-abortion measures on the ballot this November. Pro-abortion activists in nine other states are currently working to collect enough signatures to get a "constitutional right" to kill unborn children on the ballot.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, seven states have added amendments enshrining the “right to abortion” in their constitutions. According to AP News, abortion will officially be on the ballot in both Maryland and New York in November.