Pair of bills targeting Planned Parenthood's funding in Wisconsin sparks heated debate

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Source: The Capital Times



JESSIE OPOIEN | The Capital Times 1 hr ago

Legislation targeting Planned Parenthood's funding in Wisconsin was the subject of a heated debate among lawmakers on Wednesday. Democrats say the pair of bills before the Assembly Health Committee would restrict access to reproductive health services throughout the state, while Republicans argue just the opposite.

Up for debate are two bills introduced by Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere. The first would prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving federal Title X funds, diverting the money to other groups at the discretion of the state Department of Health Services. The second would place limits on how much Planned Parenthood can be reimbursed for prescription drugs acquired through a Medicaid program.
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Together, the bills would take from Planned Parenthood an estimated $7.5 million in federal funding. ..................
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Rep. Debra Kolste, D-Janesville, said she has "grave concerns" about diverting Title X funds, noting that one of the new designated recipients, the Wisconsin Well Woman Program, only serves women ages 45-64 — not men or younger women in need of reproductive health services.
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Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, said she doesn't see a plan from the bill's authors or DHS to ensure the level of services currently offered through Title X funding is maintained. Jacque argued that the absence of a Planned Parenthood clinic doesn't equate to an absence of health care access.

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Zamarripa said about 6,300 men are served each year. Planned Parenthood clinics in Wisconsin offer referrals, exams and education for several men's health issues, as well as distribution of condoms.

Gov. Scott Walker has touted his elimination of Planned Parenthood's state funding on the presidential campaign trail. A frequent applause line as he courts Republican primary voters is his boast that Wisconsin defunded Planned Parenthood several years ago, long before the release of a controversial series of undercover videos that has reignited a push at the national level to cut the organization's federal funding. Walker has said he supports efforts like Jacque's to further restrict the organization's funding. Jacque is also the author of a bill that would ban research conducted with aborted fetal tissue.

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Interesting article--best to read it all.

Red states--including Wisconsin ---with the help of Scott Walker continue with their assaults on PP

Rep. Jacque has pushed Walker's ALEC bills. He is a mean-spirited bully!!



Andre Jacque
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Wisconsin State Assembly District 2
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2017
Years in position 4
Party Republican
Compensation
Base salary $50,950/year

[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Idiot!

[Scuba]

2. It will take decades to undo the damage Republicans are doing to Wisconsin.

[47of74]

3. I hate what the GOP is doing to Wisconsin

Being across the river here in Iowa I like giving the people of Wisconsin a hard time, but in truth I love the state of Wisconsin and it's people. It's a great state. That said I cannot stand that son of a bitch Walker or his cronies in the legislature who are driving a jewel of the upper midwest not only into the ditch but past the ditch and right into the goddamn manure pit.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

4. And apparently around 375 lbs