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Obama’s ‘Eleventh Hour Power Grab’ Bars States From Pulling Planned Parenthood Funds
Bradford Richardson ^ | December 14, 2016 | Bradford Richardson

Posted on 12/14/2016 6:44:51 PM PST by Steelfish

Obama’s ‘Eleventh Hour Power Grab’ Bars States From Pulling Planned Parenthood Funds

By Bradford Richardson - December 14, 2016

President Obama is delivering a generous parting gift to Planned Parenthood in the form of a rule prohibiting states from divesting millions of dollars from the nation’s largest abortion provider.

The final version of the rule, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, requires states to distribute dollars from Title X of the Public Health Service Act without taking into account whether recipient clinics perform abortions. The edict is set to go into effect Jan. 18, two days before the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, praised Mr. Obama as a “champion for women’s health” but expressed doubt as to whether the rule will survive under Mr. Trump’s pick to head HHS, Rep. Tom Price of Georgia.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; hhs; prolife

1 posted on 12/14/2016 6:44:51 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

FBHO the dictator.


2 posted on 12/14/2016 6:47:21 PM PST by rickomatic
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To: Steelfish

Sure won’t!

Easy come, easy go...

This is so elementary...


3 posted on 12/14/2016 6:49:23 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: Steelfish

Didn’t the Senate just refer PP for criminal charges? Ok, simply prohibit any funds moving to any organization that is under criminal investigation. You know, out of an abundance of caution.


4 posted on 12/14/2016 6:50:32 PM PST by taxcontrol
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To: DoughtyOne

Easy come, easy go...

This is so elementary...


Best. Election. EVER!


5 posted on 12/14/2016 6:50:44 PM PST by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: Steelfish

Piss off, Zero—You have no power here.


6 posted on 12/14/2016 6:52:06 PM PST by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: Mr. Douglas

Agreed...

Watching Barky get cut down to size is a joy for me.

Did you see yesterday where he’s now rated at the 48th most powerful world leader.

Ha ha ha...

Trump was ranked 2nd, and I think that’s rather humorous.

Putin number one? LOL


7 posted on 12/14/2016 6:54:43 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: Steelfish

Well, too bad for you, Obama & Richards - Trump also has a pen and a phone and can undo every damn evil thought you put on paper!


8 posted on 12/14/2016 6:55:13 PM PST by demkicker (My passion for freedom is stronger than that of Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.)
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To: Steelfish

Just declare your state a sanctuary state from abortions and ignore all EOs and laws...


9 posted on 12/14/2016 6:56:42 PM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Steelfish

All for naught. As Trump will reverse everything with extreme prejudice.


10 posted on 12/14/2016 7:01:07 PM PST by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: Steelfish

it will only be in effect two days. no big whup.


11 posted on 12/14/2016 7:02:39 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

11th hour !

Can’t wait until 12:01am.


12 posted on 12/14/2016 7:08:17 PM PST by gswilder
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To: Steelfish

Please, President Trump reverse this.


13 posted on 12/14/2016 7:12:16 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Steelfish

all of the dictator’s power grabs can be un-grabbed
in just 34 more
days

so they are little more than political BS


14 posted on 12/14/2016 7:24:24 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: Steelfish
If a President can unilaterally order it,a President can unilaterally rescind it.
15 posted on 12/14/2016 7:30:22 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Steelfish

We plead the 10th barky


16 posted on 12/14/2016 8:00:22 PM PST by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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