NJ governor vs. women’s health

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http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_6376.shtml


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When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took office eight months ago, he hit the ground running. He wasted no time in slashing funds for education and various other public services that benefit the “little people,” while at the same time giving huge tax breaks to New Jerseyans making more than $400,000 per year.

But that wasn’t enough. Now he’s going after women’s bodies.

Christy vetoed a bill that would have provided $7.5 million for women’s health clinics around the state. And, on September 20, the state senate failed to override the veto.

So is it about abortion? No. According to the Star-Ledger, “he bill specifically says clinics, which provide birth control and health screenings, cannot use the money for abortions.” With the abortion issue out of the picture, it’s just about women’s health -- low-income women’s health.

As a result of Christie’s veto, women’s health clinics are having to tighten their belts at best. Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey announced that it would have to close a clinic in Cherry Hill. Other clinics may have to close as well, and services will be scaled back at those that remain open.

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This could result in more unwanted pregnancies due to harder-to-obtain contraception. It could result in an increase in cervical cancer due to harder-to-obtain Pap smears. And it could result in an increase of sexually transmitted disease due to reduced availability of STD education and treatment. Is that really what Christy and his senatorial cohorts want? (Of course, they would probably just respond with a call for abstinence -- as Sarah Palin taught to Bristol. Enough said on that.)

To make matters even worse, Christie’s veto also closes the door on some significant funding for the clinics from the federal level. According to a statement by Democratic Assemblywoman Patricia Lampitt, the state bill would have brought in $9 in federal funding for each $1 New Jersey spends on women’s health care.

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Jaker followed up with a good question: “Do we really live in a state that walks away from tens of millions of federal dollars simply because it funds women’s health care?”

Unfortunately, the answer appears to be “Yes.”
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N.J. women should kick his woman hating self out of office. and all the men that voted no.

bunch of punks

[rfranklin]

1. Christie is a jackass more concerned about reducing millionaires' taxes...

than anything else. He is also an avowed enemy of public education.

[xxqqqzme]

2. This guy is just a nasty piece of work.

He has been horrible since day one. I realize money interests got their guy in the drivers seat. How is he being received by everyone else?

[atreides1]

3. Got some bad news for you

NJ women also voted for this woman hating jerk. And though I can't prove it, I would say those woman that did vote for Christie, for the most part, are not women who need those health clinics.

So, why should they care? To them it's just another handout!

[JustAnotherGen]

4. You got it

I know one in particular that threw up "Nobama!" on her facebook the day after Christie won. Her parents are republicans, she hates Hillary Clinton, grew up very pampered and spoiled and doesn't want children because she doesn't want to get fat.

She's now 28 and this is the future of America. This is the type of woman who votes for a man like Christie.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. It won't do any good

To get upset. He'll just scream people down as usual and get kudos from the national media. I'm heading over to the bluejersey blog. . .