Posted on 01/16/2011 8:11:35 PM PST by Coleus
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has announced a national expansion that could double the number of abortion clinics it operates in New Jersey from three to six by 2013 and provide a wider array of health care for the tens of thousands of uninsured or low-income people it serves.
Although national and state Planned Parenthood officials say it’s too soon to predict how the expansion will unfold, the news arrives as a high-profile political debate unfolds over whether government should pay for family-planning services, which can include abortion. Five of the 58 family-planning clinics in the state have closed since Gov. Chris Christie eliminated $7.5 million in grants when the fiscal year began July 1.
Christie does not support abortion rights, but said his decision was driven by the need to help plug a huge budget gap. He said women could find other sources of low-cost birth control and health screenings. None of the grant money directly paid for abortions. Democrats who control the Legislature said they suspect Christie is hiding his pro-life motives behind the budget. They are testing him again, this time by passing a bill (A3273/S2393), unrelated to Planned Parenthood’s expansion, that would require the state to spend $1.1 million to qualify for $9 million in federal funds that would subsidize family-planning services to more uninsured women.
"There cannot be one rational reason to be against this bill unless you want to make it about pro-choice and pro-life, and it’s not," said Sen. Loretta Weinberg, (D-Bergen), a sponsor. Marie Tasy of New Jersey Right to Life said she sees this latest bill as another way to underwrite abortions with taxpayer dollars — just as the largest abortion provider in the country will need money to expand its reach.
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NJ Senate Budget Chairman Berates Post-Abortive Woman at Committee Meeting for Planned Parenthood Funding
This is a tragedy!
96% of Planned Parenthood’s business is ABORTION!
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When will liberal pols figure out that they are subsidizing the murder of future voters and taxpayers?......
>> He said women could find other sources of low-cost birth control and health screenings.
Why is it that only women and the taxpayers are responsible for the cost of killing nascent human life?
The baby killers and Loughner, whats the difference again?
It is obvious that someone at or helping Planned Barrenhood has read through the barry the bastard care bill and found out that the baby killing business is about to become very lucritive, with taxpayer dollars funding abortion on demand which will explode PPPhood’s business model!
We need to cut government funding for Planned Parenthood.
Think of it is this way: they are aborting future minority liberal voters. They’re destroying themselves.
They’re not destroying themselves. They won’t be needing any votes pretty soon.
The future is left wing fascism and it’s paved with the blood and skulls of infants.
>> the baby killing business is about to become very lucrative
A soul shattering thought.
Look for an equally sharp rise in the fetal tissue business ... the dead-soul democrats are in a frenzy to ramp up ESCR and fetal tissue harvesting ‘oversight’.
So he cuts $7.5 million and the state ends up with $10 million.
They’ll end up spending more on Planned Unparenthood.
Sickening.
We need to cut government funding for Planned Parenthood.
Don’t worry, now that the Republicans are in control of the House they will eliminate funding of Planned Parenthood just like they did in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 when they last controlled the House.
/sarcasm
>>96% of Planned Parenthood’s business is ABORTION!<<
They somehow spare 4%?
Go to “Planned Parenthood” and ask them to help plan your parenthood — see how that goes (there are many stories of women who tried to do that — to no avail).
Yup.
By their name you would expect them to care at least as much about prenatal care and helping crisis pregnancy mothers who do want to keep their children to get ready to do just that.
“Kill the bugger” seems to be the only thing PP can say to a crisis pregnancy.
Are they expanding using Komen money?
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