Posted on 01/15/2021 6:05:54 PM PST by marshmallow
Denver Newsroom, Jan 13, 2021 / 04:01 pm MT (CNA).- Texas will no longer provide Medicaid funds to abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood, with the last funds ending in February.
“We are grateful that Texas has finally taken the steps to fully remove abortion providers from all state Medicaid funding,” Jennifer Allmon, executive director of the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, told CNA Jan. 12. “The legislature has acted responsibly to remove funding from the state budget and the recent actions of (the Texas Health and Human Services Commission) to complete the defunding are welcomed by the Catholic Bishops in Texas.”
“Compared to their previous allocations of state dollars, this final reduction of funding is relatively small,” she said. “It will reduce their ability to use the guise of Medicaid funded contraceptive visits to encourage abortion.”
A majority opinion of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, issued Nov. 23, ruled that abortion providers and their customers could not challenge Texas’ decision to withhold Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood. The state’s determination of “qualified” Medicaid providers is between the state and the provider, the court ruled.
While Medicaid is a federally funded program, its spending can be governed by the states.
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Some good news for a change. Thanks.
Ping
Texas 1+
Great...starving the beast.
Hopefully, it won’t be a case of “Faucet OFF under Trump Admin. Faucet ON under Biden”
Oh just wait ...soon the freepr Debbie Downers will descend...ha.
Should we place bets on the post number?ha
God bless Texas!
AND we have a winner!
Debbie Downer at post 5...ha..in before my post.
Uh what took so long? Is it now that you are being fully invaded by NYers and Calipornians? Guess you learned nothing after Katrina!!!
Under Biden? What? The democrats at all about abortion
Texas is the only place that seems to do things right anymore.
Yes, continued funding for Planned Parenthood is expected under Biden, hence; “Faucet back ON” for Medicaid funds.
+ they can pay for their own horrors.
You were wondering. Don’t wonder.
Texas needs to fully abolish and criminalize human abortion every single aspect of it the governor made a soild pledge to a dying seven teen year old hero that he would he must fully honor his word.
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