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Alabama Becomes Third State to Defund Planned Parenthood in Wake of Controversial Videos
Christian Post ^ | 08/08/2015 | Leonardo Blair

Posted on 08/09/2015 9:39:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

In a series of tweets Thursday, Alabama's Republican Governor Robert Bentley made his state the third one to cut state funds from Planned Parenthood this week, as the fallout continues from the recent release of five controversial videos describing the harvesting and marketing of aborted babies' organs for financial reward.

"The deplorable practices at Planned Parenthood have been exposed to Americans. I've terminated any association with the organization in AL," noted Bentley, a medical doctor, on his Twitter account.

"As a doctor and Alabama's governor, the issue of human life, from conception to birth and beyond, is extremely important to me. I respect human life, and I do not want Alabama to be associated with an organization that does not," he added.

A copy of a letter Bentley sent to Planned Parenthood CEO Staci Fox Thursday afternoon highlighted by Yellowhammer News details the official contract termination.

"Pursuant to the Alabama Medicaid Agency Provider Agreement under section IV. Term Amendment, and Termination, the Agency is exercising its ability to terminate the existing agreement(s) with Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc. with fifteen (15) days written notice. The termination of the provider agreement(s) with Planned Parenthood Southeast Inc. will be effective fifteen (15) days after receipt of this letter," it read in part.

Reacting to the announcement, Fox told CNN that Bentley's decision will deprive thousands of low-income and uninsured men and women of services they need, but it won't shutter their operations.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: abortion; alabama; deathpanels; defunding; obamacare; plannedparenthood; prolife; robertbentley; zerocare

1 posted on 08/09/2015 9:39:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

This is exactly why we need to go back to a Constitutional government in which the states get things done.


2 posted on 08/09/2015 9:41:26 AM PDT by grania
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To: SeekAndFind

Keep it up!

The press can cover this up all they want. But when the money runs dry, people are going to find out why.


3 posted on 08/09/2015 9:44:53 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: SeekAndFind

Roll Tide


4 posted on 08/09/2015 9:56:54 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: SeekAndFind

Praise the Lord!

Thank you, Alabama!


5 posted on 08/09/2015 10:06:33 AM PDT by Shelayne
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To: SeekAndFind

“Controversial Videos”

Controversial?

Those are damning videos, and I mean that in the theological sense.

Appalling, despicable (in the original, non-Minion sense), horrific, revolting are also appropriate adjectives.


6 posted on 08/09/2015 10:24:44 AM PDT by BwanaNdege (.)
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To: SeekAndFind

What states were the other two?


7 posted on 08/09/2015 10:44:45 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57

RE: What states were the other two?

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals pulled Medicaid funding from the organization under orders from Gov. Bobby Jindal.

New Hampshire’s Republican-led Executive Council decided to end contracts with Planned Parenthood earlier this month when the state denied $639,000 in state funding to the organization.

Texas is probably going to be the next one.


8 posted on 08/09/2015 10:58:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (qu)
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To: PGalt

Love ‘Bama. Roll Tide.


9 posted on 08/09/2015 11:03:10 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: SeekAndFind

Texas should have been first.


10 posted on 08/09/2015 11:14:42 AM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: SeekAndFind

ROLL TIDE ROLL


11 posted on 08/09/2015 12:00:35 PM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: TomasUSMC

WAR DAMN EAGLE!


12 posted on 08/09/2015 12:01:45 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

IT WOULD BE NICE...if one of the candidates tried to organize a multistate defunding campaign and show up the wimps in the Senate.


13 posted on 08/09/2015 12:01:57 PM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: SeekAndFind

What is amazing is that Planned Parenthood receives $500,000,000 from the government,they charge a fee for their services and still get funding from the states. Isn’t it time for a massive federal audit to let everybody know where all of that money is going? We know that a lot of it is going back to the politicians that are keeping it funded.


14 posted on 08/09/2015 1:15:45 PM PDT by joemsewi
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To: SeekAndFind

Many thanks for that info!

Hope Texas joins them!


15 posted on 08/09/2015 3:27:23 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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