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Planned Parenthood Can No Longer Offer Cancer Screenings To Poor Women In Texas. Thanks, GOP
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/08/10/planned-parenthood-can-no-longer-offer-cancer-screenings-to-poor-women-in-texas-thanks-gop/After the release of the deceptively edited videos from the Center For Medical Progress, everyone knew it would only be a matter of time before Republicans began attacking Planned Parenthood. Of course, Republican attacks mean that not only will women be denied abortion services, they will also have a more difficult time obtaining other health services, such as cancer screenings. In some areas, Planned Parenthood is the only option for women, especially poor women, to obtain those services.
Of course, leading the idiocy parade in the attack on Planned Parenthood is the state of Texas. That state has actually been working overtime to defund Planned Parenthood since before the videos ever hit the news. Now,the Texas Tribune reports that, as of September 1, poor women in Texas will no longer be able to receive breast and cervical cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood offices.
In May, a budget compromise in the Texas legislature changed the way funds were allocated for a joint state-federal program that provides cancer screening for poor, uninsured women. Currently, Planned Parenthood provides breast and cervical cancer screenings for about 10 percent of the women who participate in the program. The legislature’s intent was to cut Planned Parenthood out of the money. When some legislators realized that the way the bill was written might result in other clinics being denied funds, the language was changed to block funds from being given to any organization that provides abortion services....
So in Texas, it’s not enough to deny funding for abortions. If your facility performs abortions, Texas won’t give you money for anything. In fact, that is already state law. This budget provision goes further, in that now, it’s not enough that you don’t perform abortions in your facility. If you are associated with an organization that provides abortion services, you can’t get the cancer screening money.
Of course, leading the idiocy parade in the attack on Planned Parenthood is the state of Texas. That state has actually been working overtime to defund Planned Parenthood since before the videos ever hit the news. Now,the Texas Tribune reports that, as of September 1, poor women in Texas will no longer be able to receive breast and cervical cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood offices.
In May, a budget compromise in the Texas legislature changed the way funds were allocated for a joint state-federal program that provides cancer screening for poor, uninsured women. Currently, Planned Parenthood provides breast and cervical cancer screenings for about 10 percent of the women who participate in the program. The legislature’s intent was to cut Planned Parenthood out of the money. When some legislators realized that the way the bill was written might result in other clinics being denied funds, the language was changed to block funds from being given to any organization that provides abortion services....
So in Texas, it’s not enough to deny funding for abortions. If your facility performs abortions, Texas won’t give you money for anything. In fact, that is already state law. This budget provision goes further, in that now, it’s not enough that you don’t perform abortions in your facility. If you are associated with an organization that provides abortion services, you can’t get the cancer screening money.
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