By Kathryn Blackhurst | February 22, 2019
President Donald Trump energized the pro-life movement on Friday when his administration announced it plans to cut off millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers with a final rule revising the revamped Title X program.
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The new rule “prohibits the use of Title X funds to perform, promote, refer for, or support abortion as a method of family planning,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.
Taxpayer-funded health care providers that offer abortions or refer women to other providers for abortions will no longer be eligible for these federal funds, according to the final rule.
In order to receive the Title X Family Planning grants, these women’s health care providers must be “physically and financially” cut off from abortion services.
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The new rule does not, however, prevent the “nondirective pregnancy counseling, including nondirective counseling on abortion,” according to HHS.
Such counseling is simply no longer required.
The revisions will go into effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, according to HHS.
Pro-life advocates and many Republican lawmakers have long called for the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood. And Friday’s new Title X rule marks a significant step toward that goal.
“It is absolutely appropriate that the new Title X regulations take into account the difference between abortion and healthcare,” March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said in a statement on Friday. “Abortion is neither health care nor family planning which is why the Title X program has no business funding it.”
Mancini said that March for Life applauds the Trump administration “on this move that protects American taxpayers from paying for abortion through Title X.” She noted that women will “benefit from better regulatory oversight, a wider range of services, and more life-affirming options.”
“The new Title X regulations are a win-win for all Americans,” Mancini said.
Susan B. Anthony List (SBA) List President Marjorie Dannenfelser thanked President Trump in a statement for “taking decisive action to disentangle taxpayers from the big abortion industry led by Planned Parenthood.”
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“The Protect Life Rule does not cut family planning funding by a single dime, and instead directs tax dollars to entities that provide healthcare to women but do not perform abortions,” Dannenfelser said.
Dannenfelser argued that the Title X program “was not intended to be a slush fund for abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood, which violently ends the lives of more than 332,000 unborn babies a year and receives almost $60 million a year in Title X taxpayer dollars.”
“We thank President Trump and (HHS) Secretary [Alex] Azar for ensuring that the Title X program is truly about funding family planning, not abortion,” She continued.
But Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen pledged — through a series of tweets — to “fight this rule with everything we have.”
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“The implications of the Trump-Pence administration’s attack on Title X with a gag rule are staggering. It compromises the oath I took to serve my patients and help them make the best decisions about their health,” Wen wrote.
The implications of the Trump-Pence administration’s attack on Title X with a gag rule are staggering. It compromises the oath I took to serve my patients and help them make the best decisions about their health. #NoGagRule pic.twitter.com/oXxall1vd8
— Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) February 22, 2019
Wen insisted that abortion is “standard medical health care.”
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She also accused “the Trump-Pence administration” of carrying out “an attack on poor women and people of color” with the Title X rule.
“Planned Parenthood is proud to serve 41% of the 4 million people who rely on Title X health centers. We will always be here for our patients. We will fight this rule with everything we have,” Wen warned.
Planned Parenthood is proud to serve 41% of the 4 million people who rely on Title X health centers. We will always be here for our patients. We will fight this rule with everything we have.
— Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) February 22, 2019
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Katherine Ragsdale, the interim president and CEO of the National Abortion Federation (NAF), said in a statement that “any attempt to reduce access to comprehensive reproductive health care simply to score political points with anti-abortion extremists is unacceptable.”
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“It is unfathomable that anyone would want to prevent health care providers from giving their patients referrals to other safe, quality health care providers,” Ragsdale said. “This is another clear sign that President Trump and his administration would rather bow to anti-abortion extremists than ensure people in America have access to the quality health care they need.”
Lawmakers also reacted to the new pro-life Title X rule.
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Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) tweeted, “An important move from the president here on Title X and yet another promise kept. Forcing taxpayers to fund abortion providers is wrong and should’ve ended long ago.”
An important move from the President here on Title X and yet another promise kept. Forcing taxpayers to fund abortion providers is wrong and should’ve ended long ago. https://t.co/vWsHRE9kZX
— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) February 22, 2019
“This is nothing less than an all-out attack on Americans’ health and rights, and on health care providers’ ability to do their jobs,” tweeted Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a 2020 presidential hopeful. “The women of this country — and all people who rely on Title X providers — deserve a president who respects them.
This is nothing less than an all-out attack on Americans’ health and rights, and on healthcare providers’ ability to do their jobs. The women of this country—and all people who rely on Title X providers—deserve a president who respects them. https://t.co/Rlv4rRVWfB
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) February 22, 2019
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused the Trump administration of imposing “radical Republican views on American women by putting obstacles in the way of accessing care they deserve” in protecting the unborn.
“This is yet another example of the systematic health care sabotage that Republicans have been implementing since day one of the Trump administration, but this time, women’s reproductive rights are the casualty,” Schumer tweeted.
This is yet another example of the systematic healthcare sabotage that Republicans have been implementing since day one of the Trump administration, but this time, women’s reproductive rights are the casualty.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 22, 2019
One of the 2020 presidential hopefuls, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), tweeted, “In yet another attack on women’s right to access reproductive health care, this administration just banned Title X health care providers from referring patients for abortion services. This is both outrageous and dangerous. We will fight back.”
In yet another attack on women’s right to access reproductive health care, this administration just banned Title X health care providers from referring patients for abortion services. This is both outrageous and dangerous. We will fight back.
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) February 22, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), another 2020 presidential candidate, tweeted, “This new rule is a disgraceful assault on women’s right and an assault on millions of Americans’ ability to get the health care they need. Title X funds provide much-needed family planning services for millions of people. Congress must take action to overturn the final rule.”
This new rule is a disgraceful assault on women's right and an assault on millions of Americans' ability to get the health care they need. Title X funds provide much-needed family planning services for millions of people. Congress must take action to overturn the final rule. https://t.co/3ajyhQ6Wq8
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 22, 2019
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ALL TAXPAYER money should be cut off from any organization that contributes to political campaigns.
It is illegal and immoral to take money from me and give it to someone who is BRIBING my politicians.
Any politician that accepts money from a Taxpayer funded group should be removed from office for ACCEPTING BRIBES.
ALL TAXPAYER money should be cut off from any organization that contributes to political campaigns.
It is illegal and immoral to take money from me and give it to someone who is BRIBING my politicians.
Any politician that accepts money from a Taxpayer funded group should be removed from office for ACCEPTING BRIBES.
ALL TAXPAYER money should be cut off from any organization that contributes to political campaigns.
It is illegal and immoral to take money from me and give it to someone who is BRIBING my politicians.
Any politician that accepts money from a Taxpayer funded group should be removed from office for ACCEPTING BRIBES.
What consenting adults do is their own business. A child in utero has no power to consent or dissent. Stop your hypocrital judgement in the name of the bible!
What consenting adults do is their own business. A child in utero has no power to consent or dissent. Stop your hypocrital judgement in the name of the bible!
What consenting adults do is their own business. A child in utero has no power to consent or dissent. Stop your hypocrital judgement in the name of the bible!
Perhaps you can provide the location in the Bible where it says that intentional termination of a pregnancy is wrong. Or where it says that termination of a pregnancy is a murder.
Good luck. No one has found that passage yet.
The Bible does say what to do with a man who has sex outside of marriage. It always baffles me that good Christians would elect a President who has cheated on each of his three wives.
Perhaps you can provide the location in the Bible where it says that intentional termination of a pregnancy is wrong. Or where it says that termination of a pregnancy is a murder.
Good luck. No one has found that passage yet.
The Bible does say what to do with a man who has sex outside of marriage. It always baffles me that good Christians would elect a President who has cheated on each of his three wives.
Perhaps you can provide the location in the Bible where it says that intentional termination of a pregnancy is wrong. Or where it says that termination of a pregnancy is a murder.
Good luck. No one has found that passage yet.
The Bible does say what to do with a man who has sex outside of marriage. It always baffles me that good Christians would elect a President who has cheated on each of his three wives.
It always baffles me why PP and the Dems are so intent on guaranteeing their way into hell. Do they actually think that murder or supporting murder won’t get them there? You can almost hear them trying to tell God that killing the unborn is actually health care. Astounding hubris.
It always baffles me why PP and the Dems are so intent on guaranteeing their way into hell. Do they actually think that murder or supporting murder won’t get them there? You can almost hear them trying to tell God that killing the unborn is actually health care. Astounding hubris.
It always baffles me why PP and the Dems are so intent on guaranteeing their way into hell. Do they actually think that murder or supporting murder won’t get them there? You can almost hear them trying to tell God that killing the unborn is actually health care. Astounding hubris.
Annnd you are in possession of this salacious tidbit how? You trolling around in other people’s bedrooms with your bible? You are the one with the problem, look no further than your mirror.
Annnd you are in possession of this salacious tidbit how? You trolling around in other people’s bedrooms with your bible? You are the one with the problem, look no further than your mirror.
Annnd you are in possession of this salacious tidbit how? You trolling around in other people’s bedrooms with your bible? You are the one with the problem, look no further than your mirror.
Wow. Now where are Trump’s mistresses going to go? He doesn’t use any form of protection when he is with them.
Wow. Now where are Trump’s mistresses going to go? He doesn’t use any form of protection when he is with them.
Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions from the 500 million they get in funds form the Fed. They perform them in some clinics through the 300 million in private donations. This measure precludes this slick way PP uses to cut babys in half by making use of any funds for abortion performing them while receiving federal funds.
Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions from the 500 million they get in funds form the Fed. They perform them in some clinics through the 300 million in private donations. This measure precludes this slick way PP uses to cut babys in half by making use of any funds for abortion performing them while receiving federal funds.
Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions from the 500 million they get in funds form the Fed. They perform them in some clinics through the 300 million in private donations. This measure precludes this slick way PP uses to cut babys in half by making use of any funds for abortion performing them while receiving federal funds.
Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions from the 500 million they get in funds form the Fed. They perform them in some clinics through the 300 million in private donations. This measure precludes this slick way PP uses to cut babys in half by making use of any funds for abortion performing them while receiving federal funds.
Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions from the 500 million they get in funds form the Fed. They perform them in some clinics through the 300 million in private donations. This measure precludes this slick way PP uses to cut babys in half by making use of any funds for abortion performing them while receiving federal funds.
I never considered ripping the infant from it’s mother’s womb as “health care”. Health care for who? Certainly not the thousands of baby girls that are murdered each year.
I’m so very THANKFUL TO GOD for our great President Trump,.. and for the great American people who voted-for, and support President Trump!!
We are living in a WAR-ZONE of ideas which assault LIFE,… and the principles of truth of the Bible— which point us to LIFE.
With God’s Grace-Truth there is always a necessity to advance truth, light, and Life,.. as joyful warriors,.. encouraged in God’s Joy and Peace, which dis-spells the darkness of the world— and the culture of death and destruction trumpeted by the LEFT ,.. who are NOT ‘LIBERAL’ by any stretch of the word.
God Bless President Trump,… and God Bless America — especially those who support President Trump, and his actions such as these!
Ideas, Truth, Grace, and Courage MATTER!
I’m so very THANKFUL TO GOD for our great President Trump,.. and for the great American people who voted-for, and support President Trump!!
We are living in a WAR-ZONE of ideas which assault LIFE,… and the principles of truth of the Bible— which point us to LIFE.
With God’s Grace-Truth there is always a necessity to advance truth, light, and Life,.. as joyful warriors,.. encouraged in God’s Joy and Peace, which dis-spells the darkness of the world— and the culture of death and destruction trumpeted by the LEFT ,.. who are NOT ‘LIBERAL’ by any stretch of the word.
God Bless President Trump,… and God Bless America — especially those who support President Trump, and his actions such as these!
Ideas, Truth, Grace, and Courage MATTER!
I’m so very THANKFUL TO GOD for our great President Trump,.. and for the great American people who voted-for, and support President Trump!!
We are living in a WAR-ZONE of ideas which assault LIFE,… and the principles of truth of the Bible— which point us to LIFE.
With God’s Grace-Truth there is always a necessity to advance truth, light, and Life,.. as joyful warriors,.. encouraged in God’s Joy and Peace, which dis-spells the darkness of the world— and the culture of death and destruction trumpeted by the LEFT ,.. who are NOT ‘LIBERAL’ by any stretch of the word.
God Bless President Trump,… and God Bless America — especially those who support President Trump, and his actions such as these!
Ideas, Truth, Grace, and Courage MATTER!
I’m so very THANKFUL TO GOD for our great President Trump,.. and for the great American people who voted-for, and support President Trump!!
We are living in a WAR-ZONE of ideas which assault LIFE,… and the principles of truth of the Bible— which point us to LIFE.
With God’s Grace-Truth there is always a necessity to advance truth, light, and Life,.. as joyful warriors,.. encouraged in God’s Joy and Peace, which dis-spells the darkness of the world— and the culture of death and destruction trumpeted by the LEFT ,.. who are NOT ‘LIBERAL’ by any stretch of the word.
God Bless President Trump,… and God Bless America — especially those who support President Trump, and his actions such as these!
Ideas, Truth, Grace, and Courage MATTER!
I’m so very THANKFUL TO GOD for our great President Trump,.. and for the great American people who voted-for, and support President Trump!!
We are living in a WAR-ZONE of ideas which assault LIFE,… and the principles of truth of the Bible— which point us to LIFE.
With God’s Grace-Truth there is always a necessity to advance truth, light, and Life,.. as joyful warriors,.. encouraged in God’s Joy and Peace, which dis-spells the darkness of the world— and the culture of death and destruction trumpeted by the LEFT ,.. who are NOT ‘LIBERAL’ by any stretch of the word.
God Bless President Trump,… and God Bless America — especially those who support President Trump, and his actions such as these!
Ideas, Truth, Grace, and Courage MATTER!
Outstanding! In addition, if PP can donate to political organizations they do not ever need taxpayers dollars.
Every female in this country has the right to be “PRO CHOICE” to create or not to create life – all women have access to multiple forms of birth control in every drug store and Dr.’s office – government subsidized abortion is not necessary – why should we taxpayers have to pay for your abortion because you are careless – get mad at “Him” for getting you pregnant – cannot control yourself – or suddenly decide “Gee, it’s moving, I guess I need an abortion” – Yes, it is moving – it is alive – growing – thriving – maybe, if you have to pay for your abortion, then you will think before you do “IT” and create a life – you might learn to be responsible for your actions and not expect others to “Pick – up” after your reckless behavior.
Every female in this country has the right to be “PRO CHOICE” to create or not to create life – all women have access to multiple forms of birth control in every drug store and Dr.’s office – government subsidized abortion is not necessary – why should we taxpayers have to pay for your abortion because you are careless – get mad at “Him” for getting you pregnant – cannot control yourself – or suddenly decide “Gee, it’s moving, I guess I need an abortion” – Yes, it is moving – it is alive – growing – thriving – maybe, if you have to pay for your abortion, then you will think before you do “IT” and create a life – you might learn to be responsible for your actions and not expect others to “Pick – up” after your reckless behavior.
Every female in this country has the right to be “PRO CHOICE” to create or not to create life – all women have access to multiple forms of birth control in every drug store and Dr.’s office – government subsidized abortion is not necessary – why should we taxpayers have to pay for your abortion because you are careless – get mad at “Him” for getting you pregnant – cannot control yourself – or suddenly decide “Gee, it’s moving, I guess I need an abortion” – Yes, it is moving – it is alive – growing – thriving – maybe, if you have to pay for your abortion, then you will think before you do “IT” and create a life – you might learn to be responsible for your actions and not expect others to “Pick – up” after your reckless behavior.
Every female in this country has the right to be “PRO CHOICE” to create or not to create life – all women have access to multiple forms of birth control in every drug store and Dr.’s office – government subsidized abortion is not necessary – why should we taxpayers have to pay for your abortion because you are careless – get mad at “Him” for getting you pregnant – cannot control yourself – or suddenly decide “Gee, it’s moving, I guess I need an abortion” – Yes, it is moving – it is alive – growing – thriving – maybe, if you have to pay for your abortion, then you will think before you do “IT” and create a life – you might learn to be responsible for your actions and not expect others to “Pick – up” after your reckless behavior.
Every female in this country has the right to be “PRO CHOICE” to create or not to create life – all women have access to multiple forms of birth control in every drug store and Dr.’s office – government subsidized abortion is not necessary – why should we taxpayers have to pay for your abortion because you are careless – get mad at “Him” for getting you pregnant – cannot control yourself – or suddenly decide “Gee, it’s moving, I guess I need an abortion” – Yes, it is moving – it is alive – growing – thriving – maybe, if you have to pay for your abortion, then you will think before you do “IT” and create a life – you might learn to be responsible for your actions and not expect others to “Pick – up” after your reckless behavior.
The ‘spark of life’ begins in all ‘creatures’ at germination/conception. Seeds require ‘mysterious’ help to ‘live’; eggs need sperm to ‘live’ (still that ‘mystery of life’). If you ‘invent’, you really don’t know how that happens and call it ‘inspiration’. Death occurs when that ‘spark’ “quits”. Biology is “fact”, electricity is “fact” and we study and use these “facts” without understanding their single source or origin.
To interrupt biology & electricity is given to us as a ‘choice’ to stop. We don’t understand how we were ‘given’ that choice, the source of all our ‘belief’ and ‘faith’ in how and why . . . and even when . . .this process all began.
Hence our sense of wonder at this part of “nature” that has us ‘mystified’–the reality of our faith (trust) in a Creator, or our God, who has often given us ‘clues’ (rules) to ‘life’ and its ‘mysteries’ in what we call ‘miracles’. We will never be able to interrupt the process with our meager knowledge-based ‘free will’ (no matter our “IQ”).
‘Life’ can and will go on without us even though we may we try to interrupt segments of it, as we all are aware and observe. If that ‘termination’ of life is a result of ‘laws’ (go figure), it is called ‘EXECUTION’. If it is re result of individual or group ‘gain & profit’, it is considered “MURDER”, whether or not one or all believe in a ‘CREATOR’ of that ‘LIFE’.
Hence our dilemma, not of our choosing, but of our mystical existence . . . “Believe It Or Not” (as Ripley used to say).
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If you want to play, you gotta pay…
If you want to play, you gotta pay…
If you want to play, you gotta pay…
If you want to play, you gotta pay…
The mere fact that PP performs abortion it shows that they are a total failure as a family planning service providers.
ALL TAXPAYER money should be cut off from any organization that contributes to political campaigns.
It is illegal and immoral to take money from me and give it to someone who is BRIBING my politicians.
Any politician that accepts money from a Taxpayer funded group should be removed from office for ACCEPTING BRIBES.
Perhaps you can provide the location in the Bible where it says that intentional termination of a pregnancy is wrong. Or where it says that termination of a pregnancy is a murder.
Good luck. No one has found that passage yet.
The Bible does say what to do with a man who has sex outside of marriage. It always baffles me that good Christians would elect a President who has cheated on each of his three wives.
What consenting adults do is their own business. A child in utero has no power to consent or dissent. Stop your hypocrital judgement in the name of the bible!
It always baffles me why PP and the Dems are so intent on guaranteeing their way into hell. Do they actually think that murder or supporting murder won’t get them there? You can almost hear them trying to tell God that killing the unborn is actually health care. Astounding hubris.
Wow. Now where are Trump’s mistresses going to go? He doesn’t use any form of protection when he is with them.
Annnd you are in possession of this salacious tidbit how? You trolling around in other people’s bedrooms with your bible? You are the one with the problem, look no further than your mirror.
Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions from the 500 million they get in funds form the Fed. They perform them in some clinics through the 300 million in private donations. This measure precludes this slick way PP uses to cut babys in half by making use of any funds for abortion performing them while receiving federal funds.
I never considered ripping the infant from it’s mother’s womb as “health care”. Health care for who? Certainly not the thousands of baby girls that are murdered each year.
I’m so very THANKFUL TO GOD for our great President Trump,.. and for the great American people who voted-for, and support President Trump!!
We are living in a WAR-ZONE of ideas which assault LIFE,… and the principles of truth of the Bible— which point us to LIFE.
With God’s Grace-Truth there is always a necessity to advance truth, light, and Life,.. as joyful warriors,.. encouraged in God’s Joy and Peace, which dis-spells the darkness of the world— and the culture of death and destruction trumpeted by the LEFT ,.. who are NOT ‘LIBERAL’ by any stretch of the word.
God Bless President Trump,… and God Bless America — especially those who support President Trump, and his actions such as these!
Ideas, Truth, Grace, and Courage MATTER!
Outstanding! In addition, if PP can donate to political organizations they do not ever need taxpayers dollars.
Every female in this country has the right to be “PRO CHOICE” to create or not to create life – all women have access to multiple forms of birth control in every drug store and Dr.’s office – government subsidized abortion is not necessary – why should we taxpayers have to pay for your abortion because you are careless – get mad at “Him” for getting you pregnant – cannot control yourself – or suddenly decide “Gee, it’s moving, I guess I need an abortion” – Yes, it is moving – it is alive – growing – thriving – maybe, if you have to pay for your abortion, then you will think before you do “IT” and create a life – you might learn to be responsible for your actions and not expect others to “Pick – up” after your reckless behavior.