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(18,470 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:59 PM Apr 2016

Oh look, Iowa House Republicans in action again.

More political grandstanding

Members of the Republican-controlled House have advanced a budget bill that would remove state funding for Planned Parenthood, though the proposal is not expected to have enough support in the Democratic-majority Senate.

The House Appropriations Committee voted along party lines Thursday for a bill on health and human services that would remove Medicaid funding for family planning facilities that provide abortions.

Supporters say they don't want state dollars going to organizations that provide abortions, though Medicaid dollars are not used for abortions in Iowa.

Democrats say the move would place a burden on the state to pay for family planning services that are typically covered by the federal government.


Fuck you, Republicans.
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