Big Government<\/a>\u00a0posted an article yesterday about a program in Texas to aid low-income women that has been defunded by the Obama Administration. Remember that this is happening at a time when the Republicans are accused of waging a ‘war on women.’ Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated Friday that a Texas health program for low-income women will no longer receive federal funding because Planned Parenthood has been banned from the program.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Two weeks ago, Texas state officials\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0plans to prevent Planned Parenthood from participating in the Medicaid Women\u2019s Health Program, which provides health screenings and contraceptive services. The state has made the decision to exclude clinics from the program that are affiliated with abortion providers, even though the clinics themselves do not provide abortions.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ms. Sebelius said that the federal government, which has covered about 90% of the cost of the program, will gradually end the program over the next few months. \u201cThe waiver will not be extended,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve put them on notice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Federal requirements stipulate that the state is not permitted to exclude qualified providers from the women\u2019s program, and Texas has not received a waiver from those regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n Texas Governor Rick Perry has made the appropriate response, \u201cWe\u2019re going to fund this program. Listen, we\u2019ll find the money. The state is committed to this program\u2026This program is not going away.\u201d<\/p>\n Governor Perry has directed his state\u2019s secretary of the Health and Human Services Commission to work with the Texas legislature to locate funding for the program. Approximately 130,000 women are enrolled in the program.<\/p>\n Planned Parenthood is a major source of funding for Democrat Party campaigns. Much of the money they make on Medicaid patients eventually finds its way into Democrat campaign coffers. That is one of the things that makes the battle about Planned Parenthood and anything that threatens their income so intense–you are not only taking on Planned Parenthood–you are taking on the funding of the Democrat Party.<\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n Yet, speaking of her warning to the state that their law would end funding for the program, the secretary\u00a0said<\/a>, “”They knew … they are not allowed to deny women the right to choose.”<\/strong><\/p>\n First, when did something being \u201cillegal\u201d ever stop this administration before?<\/strong><\/p>\n Second, is Kathleen Sebelius really hoping we haven\u2019t noticed that, while she is telling us \u201cit is illegal to spend any federal money on abortion,\u201d the Obama administration is also forcing the Catholic Church and other religious groups to provide abortion-inducing drugs to their employees, free of charge?<\/strong><\/p>\n It is illegal for federal funds to be used to pay for abortions directly, but the millions of dollars the federal government gives to Planned Parenthood provide the infrastructure so that abortion is a profitable business for Planned Parenthood. Thank you, Rick Perry, for taking a stand against this.<\/p>\n \u00a0 Big Government\u00a0posted an article yesterday about a program in Texas to aid low-income women that has been defunded by the Obama Administration. Remember that this is happening at a time when the Republicans are accused of waging a … Continue reading ![\"Enhanced](\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=53aed4c0-4985-495d-8840-f7ce706ffbf4\")
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