Posted on 01/23/2016 1:58:52 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
FRANKFORT - Bills that would limit funding for Planned Parenthood and make selling fetal tissue illegal in Kentucky were sent to the Senate floor on Thursday.
Senate Bill 7, which would set a priority system to fund state and federal family planning services, and Senate Bill 25, which would make the sale of fetal tissue from an aborted fetus a class C felony, passed the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee on a 9-1 vote.
Both bills came in response to controversial undercover videos "that clearly showed that Planned Parenthood abortion clinics were selling aborted fetal parts for medical research," said Sen. Max Wise, the bills' sponsor. Planned Parenthood is allowed to cover costs through the sale of aborted fetal tissue but not profit from the practice.
SB 7 would prohibit state and local dollars to clinics that provide abortion services, which includes counseling patients on the procedure. It would also establish a three-tier system for federal family planning dollars, putting public health departments and federally qualified health centers in the top tier, followed by nonpublic entities that provide primary, preventative and family-planning services and, lastly, groups the focus solely on family planning.
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Sen. Perry Clark was the lone dissenter on SB 7 and SB 25. He called videos produced last year by the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress showing Planned Parenthood officials casually discussing the sale of fetal tissue "a fraud."
"That was set up, that was cut, that was edited, and that is not what happened," said Clark, D-Louisville. "That was what was put out there to agitate everyone."
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The beloved Cecil the Lion say, “Stop the slaughter of the baby humans!”
Carnak the Great says: What is 55-45?
Answer: the vote dooming this bill in the Senate.
Unless McConnell finally drops some testicles and goes nuclear, this bill is just campaign fodder—”We TRIED to defund PP just like you wanted”
So sick of this Kabiuki theater ad nauseum.
GOP stunt. They could have done it with the obomnibus bill, instead they gleefully funded everything.
+10!
You guys might want to read the article. :-)
The GOP thinks we’re stupid. They had the ability to defund it in the budget but didn’t. This will never survive a veto and is for show. They had their chance and betrayed us.
Nailed!
Assumed it was the US Senate-didn’t see the Frankfort byline.
You were very nice about it.
Bevin will not veto this if it reaches his desk.
GOP will end up doubling their funding instead.
This is so great. I love it. That organization is creepy. Next year’s Halloween masks should feature Planned Parenthood.
This is for appearances only.
exactly
I believe this is the Kentucky Senate.
My bad. Good for KY.
See post 8 above—you’re right.
Congress already gave up all its leverage to Obama. Anyone who falls for this ploy is deluded.
Oops, sorry. Conditioned reflex.
HOORAY Kentucky.
DEFUND
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