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Eugene

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Wed Jan 13, 2016, 08:48 PM Jan 2016

Kansas governor orders Planned Parenthood funding cut

Source: Reuters

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered state officials to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates through the state Medicaid program, a move the organization said on Wednesday it would challenge in court.

Brownback, a Republican, said in his state of the state address on Tuesday that he would direct the state health secretary to ensure that no taxpayer money go to Planned Parenthood, which he said trafficked in baby body parts.

"No longer will we send the money of hard-working Kansans to fund an industry that disrespects life and violates the moral conscience of our people," Brownback said in a statement.

The governor's statement was an apparent reference to videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group that activists said showed that Planned Parenthood officials in some states had discussed the sale of aborted fetal tissue.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kansas-plannedparenthood-idUSKCN0US02K20160114



Politics | Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:33pm EST
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Kansas governor orders Planned Parenthood funding cut (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2016 OP
Can't Reuters man up and call the videos what they are? >>>>Fake videos. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #1
That part starts in paragraph five. I left it off due to copyright rules. nt Eugene Jan 2016 #2
Good to know! emulatorloo Jan 2016 #4
Yeah, because his awesome decisions have turned Kansas into an economic oasis!! Roland99 Jan 2016 #3
Wait...what? Is he in a snit about the endorsement too? Squinch Jan 2016 #5
I sure wish this guy would suddenly passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #6
Fucking Johnny-come-lately- Still In Wisconsin Jan 2016 #7
it is sad that people as stupid as this man have any power Skittles Jan 2016 #8
What is even more sad, pennylane100 Jan 2016 #9
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