The head of the nation’s biggest abortion business is happy pro-abortion President Barack Obama is forcing states to fund it with their tax dollars.
As LifeNews reported, Obama has finalized a new rule that would essentially prohibit states from defunding the Planned Parenthood abortion business and a leading pro-life member of Congress is not happy about it.
The finalized rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prevents states from blocking Title X funding (federal dollars for family planning services) to abortion companies like Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood abortion company CEO Richards told MSNBC Wednesday night she is elated — using rhetoric about women’s health and ignoring the fact that Planned Parenthood aborts 320,000 babies every single year.
On “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC Wednesday night, Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America called the move by President Obama “very significant.”
“It means that millions of women who count on Planned Parenthood for their family planning and their cancer screening can continue to go to us for care,” Richards explained before touting some of the organizations accomplishments.
“[The Obama] administration has been phenomenal. We have a record low for teen pregnancy in America a 30-year low for unintended pregnancy. We want to keep making progress but obviously we are in a big fight here,” she said, turning to the imminent danger of a Trump Presidency.
“We are now in the fight of our lives with this new administration and certainly the new Congress on protecting access for women,” Richards said.
Responding to the rule, pro-life Rep. Diane Black told LifeNews.com, “With this rule, we see an administration that has become unglued at the knowledge of the impending pro-life sea change in Washington, DC.”
“President Obama knows that hope is rising for the innocent victims of Planned Parenthood’s brutality and the big abortion industry’s days of taxpayer-funded windfalls are numbered. We should not be surprised that his administration would lash out with this eleventh hour power grab on the way out the door, but I am certain this rule will not stand for long,” she said.
Congresswoman Black continued: “Come next year, our pro-life majorities in Congress will be positioned to work with President-Elect Trump and pro-life nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Tom Price, to not only roll back this latest overreach but also to enact new legal protections for these most vulnerable members of our society. The Obama Administration will not have the last word. With this new year comes renewed opportunity to fight for the dignity of every unborn child, the wellbeing of every struggling mother, and the conscience rights of every American taxpayer.”
Here’s an example f how Obama’s rule would prevent states from revoking taxpayer funding for the abortion company Planned Parenthood.
Under current state law, the state of Tennessee doles out Title X funding provided by HHS to county health departments, who then determine appropriate sub-grantees. All 95 counties have identified community health centers and other providers aside from Planned Parenthood who meet all Title X eligibility criteria to receive this funding, effectively cutting off Planned Parenthood’s access to Title X funds in the state of Tennessee.
The final rule from HHS cites other examples of states such as Florida and Texas enacting or attempting to enact similar measures. The rule would attempt to undermine such state laws, explaining that it “precludes project recipients [states] from using criteria in their selection of sub-recipients that are unrelated to the ability to deliver services to program beneficiaries in an effective manner.”
Source: LifeNews.com
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