As I posted on a related thread:
It’s true that PP offers other services than abortion. But abortion is their biggest moneymaker by far.
The fact that it offers other services that actually do help a woman maintain her health is really a smokescreen. They use that fact as cover, politically, to justify their federal funds. What should happen is that PP is denied all federal funds and that money is diverted to other programs for low income women that offer free exams and such, but don’t perform abortions.
Actually ideally the money should be cut off period, but good luck getting that passed. The reality of it is that the money will be spent on “women’s heslthcare”; the best most realistic thing to do is divert it away from PP.
I believe that’s what Ted Cruz wants to do because he knows that even if money given to PP is earmarked to “not be for abortions” they will just use that money to pay for things other piles of money are for now, and use money previously used for other things to offset the costs of abortions (the “fungible” argument others have brought up on this thread).
Trump should understand this concept as a businessman.
Trump wants to help poor women who can not afford private insurance. I see nothing wrong with that.
The reality is that most of the federal funding is reimbursement for medical services - either through Medicaid or Title X. It's true that any monies they get beyond their costs of providing these services could go to abortions, but given Medicaid reimbursement rates I can't imagine there's much left over.