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Virginia scraps bill to require invasive pre-abortion ultrasound – USATODAY.com
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Women less likely to get immediate heart attack treatment – USATODAY.com
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Planned Parenthood Move May Cost State $4 Million In Federal Funds: The Indianapolis Star
“…The head of Indiana’s social services agency expressed concern Thursday that the state could lose all $4 million of its federal family planning money if lawmakers cut off funding to Planned Parenthood of Indiana..”
“…Federal law, however, prohibits states from picking and choosing which providers can offer family planning services to Medicaid patients. Violating that law could jeopardize federal money for other family planning providers…”
“…In all, about $3 million in taxpayer money goes to Planned Parenthood of Indiana annually to pay for services such as birth control, cancer screenings and tests for sexually transmitted diseases. That includes federal grant money that supports about 12,500 low-income patients at eight Planned Parenthood centers in Northwest and Southern Indiana. It also pays for about 9,300 statewide patients on Medicaid to receive services from Planned Parenthood. In addition to cutting off Planned Parenthood funding, House Bill 1210 also shortens the window in which women can have abortions to 20 weeks and requires doctors to tell patients that abortion is linked to infertility and that fetuses can feel pain at or before 20 weeks…”
“…Gov. Mitch Daniels has not said if he would sign the bill, stating through a spokeswoman that he will review the final language when it reaches his desk…When asked whether Daniels was aware that the bill could cost Indiana $4 million, Gargano said: ‘I don’t know if the governor knows about this or not.’…”
“…Cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood had been a goal for a group of social conservatives…”
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