White House to States: Hands off Planned Parenthood

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Legal Insurrection: White House to States: Hands off Planned Parenthood

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers August 13, 2015 at 2:30pm

 

Says Defunding Planned Parenthood May Break the Law

 

In the wake of the heart-wrenching videos concerning Planned Parenthood’s sale of “fully intact” aborted babies and their assorted “baby parts,” sometimes without the mother’s consent, Alabama governor Bentley, Louisiana governor Jindal, and New Hampshire’s Executive Counciltook steps to defund Planned Parenthood in their states.

 

Because these defunding measures involve Medicaid, a federally-funded program, the Obama White House is warning states that they may be breaking the law by accepting Medicaid funding and excluding Planned Parenthood. The Hill reports:

The Obama administration has warned Louisiana and Alabama that they could be violating federal law by cutting off Planned Parenthood from their states’ Medicaid programs.