Rantburg

Today's Front Page   View All of Thu 05/02/2024 View Wed 05/01/2024 View Tue 04/30/2024 View Mon 04/29/2024 View Sun 04/28/2024 View Sat 04/27/2024 View Fri 04/26/2024
2017-04-14 Home Front: Politix
POTUS Revokes Obama's Parting Gift to Planned Parenthood
[Free Beacon] States will once again be able to defund Planned Parenthood after President Trump overturned an 11th-hour Obama administration regulation protecting funding for the nation's biggest abortion provider.

Trump signed into law on Thursday a bill reversing a Department of Health and Human Services regulation signed in December that prevented states from blocking funding for Planned Parenthood. Obama's regulation reversed the policies of more than a dozen states that had prevented federal Medicaid dollars or other federal reimbursements from going to clinics that perform abortions.

Trump signed the legislation one month after he said that he would continue to direct taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood if it stopped performing abortions. The organization performs more than 300,000 abortions each year--about one-third of the national total.

"There is an opportunity for organizations to continue the important work they do in support of women’s health, while not providing abortion services," Trump said.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards rejected that offer in March. Planned Parenthood Executive Vice President Dawn Laguens said on Thursday that the law would hinder access to health care.
Posted by Besoeker 2017-04-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ]  Top

#1 Trump signed the legislation one month after he said that he would continue to direct taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood if it stopped performing abortions.

Somehow, methinks that if PP stopped providing abortions, they wouldn't be doing much of anything after that.
Posted by gorb 2017-04-14 09:08||   2017-04-14 09:08|| Front Page Top

#2 if PP stopped providing abortions, they wouldn't be doing much of anything after that.

They'd still be contributing to Democrats...just less $
Posted by Frank G 2017-04-14 10:36||   2017-04-14 10:36|| Front Page Top

09:45 ed in texas
09:43 Jack+Creanter7508
09:41 Super Hose
09:41 JohnQC
09:41 Jack+Creanter7508
09:40 JohnQC
09:39 Super Hose
09:38 ed in texas
09:37 JohnQC
09:36 ed in texas
09:18 DarthVader
09:12 DarthVader
08:55 Bobby
08:48 Elmerert Hupens2660
08:44 Cleared Cookies Lost Nic
08:44 Mullah Richard
08:42 alanc
08:33 Cesare
08:29 Jolusing+Hatfield1692
08:25 Cesare
08:18 Skidmark
08:17 Skidmark
08:15 Elmerert Hupens2660
08:01 Huputle+Cherelet4131









Paypal:
Google
Search WWW Search rantburg.com