Ind. Planned Parenthood law blocked [immigration bill blocked, too]

Politico ^ | 06/24/2011 | REID J. EPSTEIN

[Hawk720]

A federal judge in Indianapolis on Friday blocked part of an Indiana law that cut off public funding for the state’s Planned Parenthood outlets because they provide abortions, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, who was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama, granted the family planning organization an injunction that voids the portion of the Indiana law, recently signed by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.

The Indiana law, which accounted for about $1.4 million and was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood, would have been the first to deny Medicaid funds to the organization for general health services, its attorney told the AP.

In a separate ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker ordered Indiana to not enforce portions of an Arizona-style immigration bill due to take effect July 1, the Indianapolis Star reported.

[King Moonracer]

Aren’t people starving to death or dying of illness, that they have to make sure public money is used to kill babies? Truly, these are sick, deranged Hell-spawn.

[fwdude]

On what basis!? That is the question I would inundate the leftist POS with.

[scooby321]

Any Bets this isn't overturned on appeal

PP just Judge Shopped

[fwdude]

Any Bets this isn't overturned on appeal

Yes, but any delay is bound to be dragged out as long as possible. That's the Leftists' MO. Every day this law is delayed is a slap in the face of democracy.

[EGPWS]

[paul544]

A typical Politico crap story. They leave out the most obvious questions.

[Hawk720]

According to the Indy Star, it is blocked from taking effect on July 1, pending the arguments of a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.

[nascarnation]

local Cathedral (Catholic) High School grad.
Very unfortunate.

[AAABEST]

Pratt was recommended for nomination to President Obama by Senator Evan Bayh. The seat that Pratt is nominated for was vacated when David Hamilton was elevated to the Seventh Circuit in 2009.

LINK

Maobama appointee and voter.

[Krankor]

When did you graduate?

[Luna]

Endangered flies get more protection than the unborn babies. Sickening. This world isn’t merely slouching towards Gomorrah, it’s running as fast as it can with eagerness towards its own destruction.

[The Wizard]

why are we putting up with this abomination of a president.....where is the congress, where are the people.....are there no FBI or CIA that are loyal to America....are there no judges that are not bought and paid for by the unions and the communists? everything being done wrong is at his hands or his bidding...

America is under attack from within

[The Wizard]

why are we putting up with this abomination of a president.....where is the congress, where are the people.....are there no FBI or CIA that are loyal to America....are there no judges that are not bought and paid for by the unions and the communists? everything being done wrong is at his hands or his bidding...

America is under attack from within....Why aren't people fighting back against this treason

[madprof98]

This world isn’t merely slouching towards Gomorrah, it’s running as fast as it can with eagerness towards its own destruction.

I would bet the USA will go under in my children's lifetime if not my own. I wonder what will take its place.

[Recovering_Democrat]

SCREW THIS JUDGE. DOES THE TENTH AMENDMENT MEAN NOTHING ANYMORE? I really don’t believe the 14th was passed to supersede the 10th.

High time we educate the black robed thugs on original intent.

[montag813]

Did I miss the part of the Constitution that makes Judges the final arbiter of laws?

[headstamp 2]

This is why the left goes for the courts. We are ruled by judicial fiat.

[boop]

I must have missed the law that REQUIRES public funds go to Planned Parenthood.

[boop]

To add to that, what about the recently passed law that stops medicaid from paying for circumcisions? No squeals from the left about that.