Mike Pence, the tie breaker. Because of
his vote Planned Parenthood may no longer be funded by federal money. States
now have control over what organizations they want to fund. This new bill over
turns one of former President Barrack Obama’s last bills, as it let states deny
family planning funds to an organization only if it is incapable of proving
services. It seems to me that the only thing republicans are worried about are
abortions. President Trump offered to maintain the federal funding to Planned
Parenthood only if they stopped providing abortions. Federal money is not allowed
to be used on abortions, so technically that would do no good. He’s taking away
basic health care for around four-hundred thousand women. It is completely contradictory
and irrational to say that one is for women’s health, birth control, cancer
screenings and preventative care, but then defund the organization that
provides all of those services. CBS News states that “Most recipients are women, and two-thirds have incomes at or below the
federal poverty level, around $12,000 for an individual. Six in 10 say the
program’s services are their only or most frequent source of health care.”
So let’s stop thinking only about the abortions and lets stats considering all
of the good Planned Parenthood brings to those in need.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Stage Four
In his article, Obamacare can’t be ‘fixed’, Larry Elder
states that health insurance shouldn’t be able to accept people with pre-existing
health issues because it would destroy the whole concept of insurance; it is
about covering people for possible unknown risks not pre-existing ones. I have
to disagree, I think insurance companies should accept all people, how could
you turn down someone when they need it the most?
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