Posted on 06/07/2016 4:25:25 AM PDT by harpu
The administration of former Republican presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) has given Planned Parenthood a waiver allowing it to continue performing abortions — even though it goes against state law.
The waiver has many pro-life advocates up in arms because Planned Parenthood failed to comply with Ohio state law —a law that makes it mandatory for surgical facilities to have an emergency patient-transfer agreement in place with a local hospital.
Ohio Department of Health Director Richard Hodges issued Planned Parenthood permission by issuing it a variance last week so that the abortion giant’s clinic in Cincinnati’s suburb of Mount Auburn will be able to continue aborting babies for at least another year.
The recently granted variance extends Planned Parenthood’s ability to perform abortions through May 31, 2017. Its previously held variance expired earlier this week on Tuesday, and Hodges’ issuance comes just in time for the scandal-laden abortion provider to continue terminating preborn babies’ lives without disruption.
In an attempt to justify the Kasich administration’s decision to award Planned Parenthood with the new variance while breaking state law, Hodges wrote a letter explaining its reasoning. In it, he insisted that because the world’s largest abortion provider listed four doctors who agreed to provide “backup care,” the Kasich was persuaded to issue the waiver.
Kasich really pro-life?
Many pro-life leaders and other advocates championing the sanctity of human life expressed dismay over Kasich’s decision to issue Planned Parenthood’s variance — especially after his recent presidential campaign that touted the Ohio governor’s pro-life stance.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati Executive Director Paula Westwood felt betrayed by Kasich standing in Planned Parenthood’s corner over the matter.
“No hospital in Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky, will enter into a transfer agreement with Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio’s abortion headquarters in Cincinnati,” Westwood told LifeSiteNews in an interview.
She maintains that the Kasich administration’s siding with Planned Parenthood is irresponsible, dangerous and against the law.
“This indicates a concern on the part of the area’s leading professional healthcare entities regarding the legitimacy of care clients actually receive at this abortion facility,” Westwood continued. “Yet the Ohio Department of Health continues to enable Planned Parenthood in Cincinnati to operate despite no transfer agreement and without a license at risk to women’s health and safety.”
Still not satisfied
Despite Kasich handing Planned Parenthood a victory in his own state, the government-funded abortion provider insists that the state of Ohio hasn’t gone far enough to accommodate it.
“Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood and another abortion business are suing Ohio over a new law automatically denying variances if the Department of Health does not respond in 60 days,” LIfeSiteNews reports. “The plaintiffs claim the new law is unconstitutional, does not increase patient safety and is ‘not medically necessary.’”
Addressing the matter, U.S. District Judge Michael Barret stayed the new law by issuing a preliminary injunction. Barrett reasoned that he believes that the abortionists will probably succeed in their legal action against the state.
However, the state is not prepared to take the abortionists’ attack lying down.
Responding to the lawsuit, Assistant Ohio Attorney General Nicole M. Koppitch warned about the dire consequences — if the abortionists are successful.
“If the clinics have their way … facilities that lack an important safety requirement would be permitted to continue to operate and to continue putting patients at risk,” Koppitch explained. “It is precisely this concern that the automatic suspension provision seeks to prevent.”
But, he’s the ONLY one who can beat Hillary Clinton.
I take offense in you saying Kasich “caves in” to liberals. This is completely not true.
Kasich is a liberal and supports the leftist agenda.
Yup. Kasich is the worst. He has a conservative state Senate and House. He defies them at every turn, as he concentrates all wealth and power at the state level.
So, which “god” made him do it? Acting for god for the least of these? He is satan’s tool no more, no less. A mailboy making the worst kind of deliveries for his true master.
Read my tagline.
BINGO
Lots of skeletons in his closet from the Gary Condit friendship days, no doubt.
KASICH is an enemy to the unborn. This forked-tongue Republican needs to be outed. Thankfully he is not the GOP candidate for POTUS.
Do a websearch on “Progressive Christianity”. They are the marxists/leftists who have politicized Jesus.
And some conservatives wanted this RINO as their candidate. (SMH)
No further reading necessary.
Tar, feathers, & rope.
Will he also “allow a variance” from State Laws regarding emissions for small oil-field operators that are fracking the shale fields?
And an “allowance” for the coal fields in SE Ohio?
Oh, wait...they aren’t Federally Subsidized.
Kasich’s well nuanced answer will be, “Hey, Obama can do it...so can I.”
GOPe
If Kasich played quarterback for the Patriots, instead of deflating the balls, he would throw to the other team on every pass.
- Kasich voted for the “Assault” Weapons Ban. https://grabien.com/file.php?id=53463 and as of last year did not regret that vote
- Kasich supported and implemented Obamacare’s Medicare expansion http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-kasich-bible-medicaid_us_56140a54e4b022a4ce5fb1e3
- Kasich supports Amnesty for illegals. http://www.ontheissues.org/John_Kasich.htm
- Kasich dismissively said Christian bakers should “bake the cupcake” and participate in a gay parody of the sacrament of marriage, even if it violates their religious beliefs. https://www.frcaction.org/updatearticle/20160225/kasich-pushes
- Kasich supports Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-kasich-id-consider-nominating-merrick-garland-supreme-court-election-2016/
End of discussion. Those are not old views or comments taken out of context; they are Kasich’s current and consistent positions. For Kasich to illegally fund Planned Parenthood is completely consistent with everything else that big government liberal stands for.
If he were the candidate, this would not have happened. He’s an opportunist.
I’ll be voting for Trump before the morning is through and can’t wait!!!
He’s a compassionate conservative don’t you know?
Kasich is a democrat.
He is despicable. This is who establishment #NeverTrump folks would gladly support over Trump, even though he’s not much difference from Hillary.
A little payback to all the Ohio voters for their loyalty in the primaries handing him the state.
He’s yours Ohio!
Kasich and Scarborough (was in US Congress together along with Condit & now at MSNBC) has some real skeletons in there closets. All 3 of them and it nasty to.
Amen. Only our side does this crap too.
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