{"id":4032,"date":"2015-08-21T17:08:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T17:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4032"},"modified":"2015-08-21T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T17:08:40","slug":"u-s-senate-falls-short-in-effort-to-defund-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=4032","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senate Falls Short in Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>by Eric Galatas\/TNS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4033\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4033\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4033\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gr-47561-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"The GOP-led effort to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood got a setback in the U.S. Senate on August 3rd. The recent moves come after the release of several videos that purport to show Planned Parenthood representatives discussing the process of fetal tissue donation for research. Photo: Hourick\/Wikimedia Commons.\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gr-47561-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gr-47561-1-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gr-47561-1-1-405x238.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The GOP-led effort to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood got a setback in the U.S. Senate on August 3rd. The recent moves come after the release of several videos that purport to show Planned Parenthood representatives discussing the process of fetal tissue donation for research. Photo: Hourick\/Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; A move in the U.S. Senate to cut more than $500 million in federal funding from Planned Parenthood fell short last Monday. But top Republican leaders including Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas say they\u2019ll eventually get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>Texas stripped state funding for Planned Parenthood two years ago, and offers a window into what could happen nationally if GOP leaders succeed. Stacey Pogue, senior policy analyst for the Center for Public Policy Priorities, said the cuts led to a loss of services and declining\u00a0enrollment in the Texas Women\u2019s Health Care Program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen lost access to their well-woman exam, so this is the annual checkup where you go and get your cervical cancer screening, your breast-cancer screening,\u201d she said. \u201cYou might get checked for diabetes or depression; and you also get contraception, so that you can prevent unintended pregnancies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The recent moves against the family-planning organization come after the release of several videos made by an anti-abortion group that purport to show Planned Parenthood representatives discussing the process of fetal-tissue donation for research. The latest, released<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, was recorded at a Planned Parenthood facility in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Pogue argued that fully funding family-planning services at the state level and in Congress would lead to healthier mothers, healthier babies and fewer abortions. She said it also would save money in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Texas, we cut our family-planning programs by two-thirds, slashed more than $70 million from the budget,\u201d she said, \u201cwhich actually ended up costing our Medicaid program more than $130 million in unplanned pregnancies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the cuts to Planned Parenthood in Texas, Pogue said, the organization served more than 40 percent of the state\u2019s caseloads. She said other family-planning providers in the state still don\u2019t have the capacity to serve all Texans who need care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Eric Galatas\/TNS AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; A move in the U.S. Senate to cut more than $500 million in federal funding from Planned Parenthood fell short last Monday. But top Republican leaders including Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas say they\u2019ll eventually get the job done. 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