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Ohio pro-life senators suggests food banks as Planned Parenthood substitute
Source: The Guardian
Ohio pro-life senators suggests food banks as Planned Parenthood substitute
Lawmakers seeking to defund the women’s healthcare organization in wake of
series of sting videos are taking aim at $1.3m used for STI and HIV tests
Molly Redden in New York
Thursday 19 November 2015 22.29 GMT
Ohio this week became the latest state poised to defund Planned Parenthood in reaction to dubious videos accusing its employees of violating federal law.
But in an apparent first, its lawmakers are not going after the family planning funds that legislators in many other states have targeted. Instead, Ohio abortion foes are taking aim at $1.3m Planned Parenthood uses to conduct STI and HIV tests, and infant mortality reduction programs to supplement the state’s troubled healthcare system.
In defense of the cuts, senators disseminated a list of alternative providers that include dentist offices, school nurses and a food bank as options for Ohio women.
The defunding effort comes in the aftermath of heavily edited sting videos that purport to show Planned Parenthood employees selling fetal tissue, a violation of federal law. Planned Parenthood denies the accusations, and investigations in more than a dozen states have concluded without finding any evidence of wrongdoing.
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Lawmakers seeking to defund the women’s healthcare organization in wake of
series of sting videos are taking aim at $1.3m used for STI and HIV tests
Molly Redden in New York
Thursday 19 November 2015 22.29 GMT
Ohio this week became the latest state poised to defund Planned Parenthood in reaction to dubious videos accusing its employees of violating federal law.
But in an apparent first, its lawmakers are not going after the family planning funds that legislators in many other states have targeted. Instead, Ohio abortion foes are taking aim at $1.3m Planned Parenthood uses to conduct STI and HIV tests, and infant mortality reduction programs to supplement the state’s troubled healthcare system.
In defense of the cuts, senators disseminated a list of alternative providers that include dentist offices, school nurses and a food bank as options for Ohio women.
The defunding effort comes in the aftermath of heavily edited sting videos that purport to show Planned Parenthood employees selling fetal tissue, a violation of federal law. Planned Parenthood denies the accusations, and investigations in more than a dozen states have concluded without finding any evidence of wrongdoing.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/19/ohio-pro-life-senators-planned-parenthood-defund
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