Arizona Bans Funding to Planned Parenthood

[Milkster]

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill to cut off Planned Parenthood's access to taxpayer money funneled through the state for non-abortion services.
Arizona already bars use of public money for abortions except to save the life of the mother. But anti-abortion legislators and other supporters of the bill say the broader prohibition is needed to ensure no public money indirectly supports abortion services.
Planned Parenthood Arizona claims a funding ban would interrupt its preventive health care and family planning services for nearly 20,000 women served by the organization's clinics. The organization says it will consider a legal challenge.
The measure targeting funding for Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services was one of several approved by Arizona's Republican-led Legislature related to contentious reproductive health care issues this session.

PHOENIX (AP) – Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill to cut off Planned Parenthood's access to taxpayer money funneled through the state for non-abortion services.
Planned Parenthood Arizona claims a funding ban would interrupt its preventive health care and family planning services for nearly 20,000 women served by the organization's clinics. The organization says it will consider a legal challenge.


The measure targeting funding for Planned Parenthood for non-abortion services was one of several approved by Arizona's Republican-led Legislature related to contentious reproductive health care issues this session

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[Ksandra]

We need to make an official "Arizona is retarded, let's blow it up" thread.

[test123]

Why should my savings pay for your abortions? I don't get it.

[Milkster]

Why should my savings pay for your abortions? I don't get it.

Do you even know what Planned Parenthood does or has Ron Paul not spoken it yet so it's not gospel?

[Ksandra]

Why should my savings pay for your abortions? I don't get it.

Not this shit again. PP does way more than just abortions.

[kuronosan]

Planned Parenthood performs about as many abortions as Ron Paul wins states.

[Mrbeansman]

Abortion Contraception same thing.

[Cantih]

We need to make an official "Arizona is retarded, let's blow it up" thread.

I think they're trying to compete with Florida for their own tag on FARK.

[aurik]

Why should my savings pay for your abortions? I don't get it.

First, because it's a legitimate social health issue.

Second, this isn't funding for abortions that's being cut.

Services provided by Planned Parenthood, courtesy wikipedia: contraceptives (birth control); emergency contraception; screening for breast, cervical and testicular cancers; pregnancy testing and pregnancy options counseling; testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases; comprehensive sexuality education, menopause treatments; vasectomies, tubal ligations, and abortion.

In 2009, Planned Parenthood provided 4,009,549 contraceptive services (35% of total), 3,955,926 sexually transmitted disease services (35% of total), 1,830,811 cancer related services (16% of total), 1,178,369 pregnancy/prenatal/midlife services (10% of total), 332,278 abortion services (3% of total), and 76,977 other services (1% of total), for a total of 11,383,900 services. The organization also said its doctors and nurses annually conduct 1 million screenings for cervical cancer and 830,000 breast exams.

Or maybe you prefer epidemics of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia sweeping the country?

[clobetasol]

I do think Arizona is fucked up and all, but on this issue it's the correct decision.

[Odon]

Really.






Fucking really?

























REALLY?






Thank you Arizona for your constant attempts to one-up the stupidity of Florida and Texas. It appears you've finally succeeded in this one, way to go!
May your lack of intelligence know no bounds!

[Xno Kappa]

Arizona has to be some kind of fucked up experiment on a pure right wing society.

[Correction]

I do think Arizona is fucked up and all, but on this issue it's the correct decision.

Care to back up why it's the correct decision or are you just trolling like our ron paul addict up there?

[kuronosan]

I do think Arizona is fucked up and all, but on this issue it's the correct decision.

You're a disgrace to medicine, get the fuck out.

[hey]

We need to make an official "Arizona is retarded, let's blow it up" thread.

This.

[clobetasol]

I'm a disgrace to medicine, because i don't think planned parenthood should be funded with the public's money?

[hey]

I'm a disgrace to medicine, because i don't think planned parenthood should be funded with the public's money?

Just as much as if you said the same thing about a hospital.

[clobetasol]

Government money shouldn't go to organizations like planned parenthood. That's why donations (public or private), fund raisers are for, as long its something legal.

[Correction]

Government money shouldn't go to organizations like planned parenthood.

I'm asking why you are taking this stand. What do you mean by 'organizations like planned parenthood?'

[hey]

I'm asking why you are taking this stand. What do you mean by 'organizations like planned parenthood?'

I think he means organizations that provide health care to people.