The federal government has no constitutional business spending money on public health clinics in the first place. Using those subsidies to regulate matters that would otherwise be outside its control only aggravates the constitutional offense.
Lawmakers around the nation are also debating parental notification laws requiring doctors to notify parents before performing abortions on minors. These issues have grown into a major sources of controversy among pro-life and pro-abortion groups.
I'm certainly not disputing that. But you've got two facts: 1. The federal government is spending the money. 2. Contraceptives are being distributed according to federal policy without notification to parents.
It will be far easier to fix problem 2 than fixing problem 1. Problem 2, therefore, needs to get fixed now and we need to keep working on Problem 1. But to do that, Coburn needs people like you and me convincing our friends, family and neighbors that Problem 1 is a problem. A lot of people see federal spending on health clinics as a birthright.
Maybe addressing problem 2 can help you and I to talk to people about problem 1.