Ten pro-life organizations, eight state legislators, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Ill., filed suit late last year against the 2017 law, which provides coverage for abortions for state employees and Medicaid recipients. The plaintiffs estimate the law could cost taxpayers close to $30 million and say it violates Illinois’ balanced budget requirement. Last week, three judges from the Illinois Appellate Court sided with the state, saying they could not interfere with how the legislature handles its budget.

Now the Thomas More Society, a pro-life legal group litigating the case, is appealing to the state Supreme Court. ...