“I’m totally opposed to that”. And she cited spending information posted on the state treasurer’s OhioCheckBook.com website showing Planned Parenthood received $1.3 million in funding from the state health department a year ago.
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For those who have not visited a Planned Parenthood clinic, it begins quite simply.
The videos exposing Planned Parenthood filmed by the pro-life group, the Center for Medical Progress, set off a firestorm upon their release, leading to the passage of a bill in the House to cut off Planned Parenthood funding for one year. The man and woman actually were with Live Action.
Opponents of women’s rights in Congress have stepped up efforts to place further restrictions on women’s right to abortion and moved to ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
While Planned Parenthood has apologized for a few of the comments their employees used in the film (which was created using a hidden camera), research into Planned Parenthood has proven that they have not broken the laws the video accuses them of breaking.
“I think it is an very bad waste of resources”, Slaughter said of the proposed Planned Parenthood subcommittee. Essentially their agenda in my opinion is a war against women. Asked by freshman Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) if Planned Parenthood facilities offer mammograms, Richards admitted they don’t. “Planned Parenthood is confident in the merits of our case and we are evaluating options for going back to the court quickly and seeking expansion of the preliminary injunction to protect access to care for all of our Medicaid patients”, the organization said. “She’s a Republican woman and Republicans look down the road, they can envision a quality matchup for Hillary Clinton”.
On September 15, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee subpoenaed CMP “for all unedited video footage in their possession relating to the acquisition, preparation, and sale of fetal tissue”.
The organization also provides abortion services.
Abortion numbers haven’t dropped as low as Straley would like, but he’s hopeful change is around the corner.
Central Jersey locations include Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Flemington, New Brunswick and Spotswood.
Finally what should be part of the dialog (and isn’t) is whether these funds are needed by Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is an essential health care provider in our community that can not be replaced. “Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking while someone says we have to keep it alive to harvest its brain”.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland issued a statement calling the ruling a “victory”.
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Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan, D-Youngstown, later added, “I would be concerned that we would lose the funding for cervical and breast cancer and infant mortality”. “This isn’t about ‘choice.’ It’s about profiting on the death of the unborn while telling women it’s about empowerment”, Fiorina said. And as the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, resigns his seat in order to prevent another shut down over the funding for the organization, it’s clear that supporting, or attempting to defund Planned Parenthood will be a contentious issue for the future.
