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Obama Punishes Kansas for De-Funding Planned Parenthood by Cutting Its Title X Funding
life news ^ | Steven Ertelt Aug 26, 2015

Posted on 08/28/2015 2:24:56 AM PDT by Morgana

The Obama administration has punished the state of Kansas for cutting taxpayer funds for the Planned Parenthood abortion business by cutting its federal Title X funding by the same amount. The moves comes at the same time the abortion giant is facing intense criticism over its sales of aborted babies and their body parts.

In 2011, pro-life Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill signed into law a bill that would shift funding away from the Planned Parenthood abortion business and stops abortion funding in health insurance programs. The Kansas Senate passed the measure on a 28-10 vote and the state House followed suit with an 86-30 vote.

SIGN THE PETITION! Congress Must De-Fund Planned Parenthood Immediately

The measure has the state budget directing over $300,000 in Title 10 money to local full-service health clinics instead of Planed Parenthood and it places $300,000 into the Stan Clark grant-matched fund for pregnancy support and adoption counseling.

The funding cuts eventually resulted in the Planned Parenthood abortion business closing one of its centers.

Now, the Obama administration, in the wake of additional states cutting Planned Parenthood funding following the massive scandal, is going after one state that already cut tax-funding to the abortion company. According to an AP report: “The federal government reduced its Title X funding to the state by about the $370,000 annually in Title X money that two Planned Parenthood facilities in Wichita and Hays and an unaffiliated clinic in Dodge City had been receiving.”

While Kansas revoked taxpayer dollars for an abortion business, the Obama administration’s decision hurts women’s health and deprives them of legitimate medical and health care.

As AP reports, “Medical providers say that means low-income patients are finding it harder to access birth control, cancer screenings and other reproductive health care services.

“People have fewer places to go, and for those with limited means that may make utilizing those services even more difficult,” said J’Vonnah Maryman, director for public health at the Sedgwick County Health Department.

In terms of the pro-life law de-funding Planned Parenthood, the insurance portion of the legislation prohibits private health insurance companies from forcing enrollees to pay for abortions and it makes those who want to potentially have abortion coverage pay for an insurance rider. It also ensures abortions can’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars through the state exchanges set up under the federal Obamacare health care law.

ACTION: Thank Governor Brownback at https://governor.ks.gov/


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; defundpp; kansas; obamacare; obozo; plannedparenthood; ppdefunding; prolife; stemexpress; titlex; zerocare

1 posted on 08/28/2015 2:24:57 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Congress should just send the funds anyway.

To hell with that illegal in our White House.


2 posted on 08/28/2015 2:27:40 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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To: Morgana

A necessary part of getting the Republic back is states’ refusal to accept federal funding for anything, regardless of the immediate consequences.


3 posted on 08/28/2015 2:27:43 AM PDT by arthurus (It's true.)
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To: Morgana

I just wrote Brownback a letter of support.

Every dollar lost is worth it, if it means saving innocents.


4 posted on 08/28/2015 2:30:59 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Morgana

The Obungler is an evil POS.


5 posted on 08/28/2015 2:31:25 AM PDT by Mark17 (Heaven, where the only thing there that's been made by man are the scars in the hands of Jesus)
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To: KC_Lion; Morgana

Pingaling. You know the Kansas list better.


6 posted on 08/28/2015 2:31:39 AM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: Morgana
Finally the truth from the man who lied his way into the presidency saying, "it's above my pay grade"

How many babies have to pay the forfeit for his lies?


7 posted on 08/28/2015 2:41:15 AM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: Morgana

I miss the rule of law. Back when I was young, Congress had the power of the purse and allocated money; the executive’s job was to implement the law as passed.


8 posted on 08/28/2015 2:45:27 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Morgana

HOORAY Kansas. Wake up CONgre$$. Check$ and Balance$. Out-of-control executive branch.


9 posted on 08/28/2015 2:53:23 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Morgana

Good. Neither the states nor the Federal government should be spending money on “birth control.”


10 posted on 08/28/2015 2:59:52 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
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To: Morgana

If you take their money, you have to take their orders. Without the threat of withholding their money, they have no power over states.


11 posted on 08/28/2015 3:02:59 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: arthurus

I would love to see states refuse all federal monies and refuse entry to federal collection agents. Money would flood into the first state to do so.


12 posted on 08/28/2015 3:05:04 AM PDT by antidisestablishment
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To: antidisestablishment

“The Title X family planning program was enacted by President Nixon in 1970 to fund a range of preventive health care services free of charge to patients at or below the poverty level.”..........

Means a welfare program cut and taken away from the gimmedats? This might be a good thing by saving those tax payer dollars. The problem is potentially, more abortions may be forthcoming.


13 posted on 08/28/2015 3:24:06 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: DaveA37

Cut the beast off from its food and it weakens. Of course the problem is that there is no relationship between income and output anymore. The first step is to try an amicable disassociation...


14 posted on 08/28/2015 3:45:35 AM PDT by antidisestablishment
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To: Morgana

Governor’s of individual states need to stand up to this tyrant ubongo.
Finally, stand up for AMerica or step down and let someone who will stand up take over.
Stop letting a two bit marxist push you around!


15 posted on 08/28/2015 3:58:58 AM PDT by Leep (Cut the crap!)
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To: Morgana

This what America has chosen to stand for. TWICE.


16 posted on 08/28/2015 4:07:44 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

I’m quite sure, that buried in the debacle that was the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, was a ruling regarding the withholding of Medicaid funds by the Feds, to the States, that made it clear that the practice of withholding said funds due to policy differences was unconstitutional. Could someone verify that for me?


17 posted on 08/28/2015 5:43:36 AM PDT by cumbo78
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To: Pollster1
Back when I was young, Congress had the power of the purse and allocated money; the executive’s job was to implement the law as passed.

Quaint, ever so quaint!

18 posted on 08/28/2015 5:55:52 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Crazieman; KansasGirl; zerosix; yldstrk; DoodleDawg; Kanzan

You WILL Supply Ubama's donors with the Body Parts of Children or else!

Hey, they have a business to run here people and like every business they need "Raw Materials"

(I think I am going to be sick!)

19 posted on 08/28/2015 5:56:43 AM PDT by KC_Lion (This Millennial is for Cruz!)
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To: Crazieman
Every dollar lost is worth it, if it means saving innocents.

Actually, monetarily, Kansas is even. If they cut PP by say, $1M, they have an additional $1M to spend. If the Feds then take away $1M, Kansas is net even and PP is still out the money.

These are things that happen when you have a petty tyrant in charge. One who obviously has no concept of economics.

20 posted on 08/28/2015 10:36:34 AM PDT by BlueMondaySkipper (Involuntarily subsidizing the parasite class since 1981)
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