On October 19th 2015, the State of Texas made
the decision to cut off funding for Medicaid to Planned Parenthood clinics due
to the apparent “undercover videos” that discussed matters of human tissue. The
Republican Governor Gregg Abbot ordered an immediate investigation following
the videos posted online. However, Planned Parenthood is doing their best to
strike back quickly claiming that thousands of women across the state who seek
non-abortion health services through Medicaid at its clinics will suffer. "It
is completely outrageous that Texas officials are using these thoroughly
discredited, fraudulent videos to cut women off from preventive health care,
including cancer screenings, HIV testing, and birth control," (Executive
vice president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America) Legal minds across
Texas however say that the move made by Gregg Abbot might not even be legal.
This move made could result in legal action, especially since a Louisiana Judge
ordered that Medicaid funding must keep up for an additional 14 days. The
Lawsuit brought up against the state of Louisiana states that the state
couldn’t legally end funding for non-abortion services like breast-cancer
screenings or gynecological exams. The Governor made the claim that the cutting
of funds "is another step in providing greater access to safe health care
for women while protecting our most vulnerable — the unborn." However the
Governor doesn’t realize how many women are suffering because of the current
cuts. It doesn’t make sense to cut the entire funding for Medicaid when Planned
Parenthood provides far more services than abortion.
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