A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Texas and Louisiana can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics — a move supported by opponents of legal abortion, but opposed by advocates who said it affects a variety of non-abortion health services for low-income women.
The ruling was handed down by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. While it expressly reversed decisions in Texas and Louisiana, it also affects Mississippi, which is under 5th Circuit jurisdiction. The issue is likely to go next to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Opponents of legal abortion have long sought to deny federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics.
Abortion rights supporters and advocates for women’s health have argued that the move would reduce access and choice for low-income women seeking cancer screenings, birth control and other non-abortion-related health services — even in states where Planned Parenthood clinics don’t perform abortions.
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This will become moot on January 20, 2021.
Are you happy about that?
when Biden takes over and allows unborn healthy babies and newborn healthy babies to be murdered.
What about all the other States? Why are they allowing murder of healthy unborn babies?
Why don’t those “compassionate” animal rights activists protest in front of Baby-Murderer Labs, known as Planned Parenthood”, where hundreds of babies are murderer DAILY?
Here’s 1 lab that “only” murders a “minimum” of 75 babies per day.
http://matzav.com/watch-diary-of-an-ex-planned-parenthood-director/