Judge Blocks Alabama From Ending Planned Parenthood Funding

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Source: ABC News

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Alabama to restore Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, money the state tried to cut off in the wake of undercover videos shot by abortion opponents.

U.S District Judge Myron Thompson issued an order that temporarily bars Alabama from cutting off Medicaid contracts with the group's clinics in Alabama. Planned Parenthood Southeast and a patient filed suit in August, days after Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley announced he was ending the Medicaid agreements with the two clinics.

"Today's ruling is a victory for the women who rely on Planned Parenthood for quality, compassionate affordable health care," said Staci Fox, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast. "It's outrageous that Governor Bentley is trying to take care away from women and families in our communities who need it the most."

In his 66-page opinion, Thompson said the state did not identify a legal reason to cut off funding to Medicaid and that the action likely violated a requirement of the federal Medicaid Act that prevents states from barring family planning providers for reasons unrelated to quality of care.

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[randys1]

1. And those attempting to cut it off are murderers. We need ads in newspapers with their pictures

with blood dripping from their hands.

In all likelihood a Woman you know or someone you know knows will die eventually from the actions of these terrorists...

[Fred Sanders]

2. What a massive fraud the GOP is attempting on the public...another example of exactly how

negligent the mass media is when the GOP decide to go with The Big Lie strategy....the mass media is too cowardly to call the lie a lie for fear of destroying their daily GOP guest schedule and daily deflection.

[Stargazer99]

3. A woman's life means nothing to the anti-abortion crowd...so much for the value of human life

Apparently women are not human and valuable....Just like in the old days women were property and told what to do..how in the hell do they justify letting women die, forcing children to bear children and give birth to a rapist's child? I question their intelligence or moral values

[lark]

4. Sad thing

They don't even care for the babies, not one whit. They only care about fetuses for political purposes until the moment they are born. At that point, all their concern vanishes in an instant and it's OK if the baby dies for lack of medical care.

[Dont call me Shirley]

5. The article meant to say phonied up "undercover videos shot by abortion opponents".

[NonMetro]

6. The GOP Has Employed Totalitarian Tactics To Attack Planned Parenthood

Manufactured evidence, false charges, smear campaign, screaming denunciations, suspension of law. That's the GOP today, and I have no doubt that they would suspend the constitution and rule by force if they could.

[avaistheone1]

7. K&R

Republicans won't love these babies once their born though...

[Sunlei]

8. Federal Medicaid money is intended to pay for the services PP gives to the States people.

republicans for some warped reasons would rather have more unhealthy mothers and babies , and more Americans with advanced cancers & diseases.

[CarlaJonesChicago]

9. Good

Good! Let women choose! If you dont like that have sex with men or yourself!

[Judi Lynn]

10. Hooray for Judge Myron Thompson. Hope he will be safe from dirty retaliation over his decision. n/t