Public confidence in the economy has been rattled by news out of the White House, most recently noises about cuts to Social Security and Medicaid.

Medicaid money generally can’t be used for abortions, but the group is a key provider of other reproductive health services.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that, at first glance, appears to involve only a technical interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act. But the dispute has drawn wides