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47of74

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Wed Jan 11, 2017, 09:23 PM Jan 2017

Iowa Republicans pass up funds in effort to defund Planned Parenthood

Ugh

Republicans in the Iowa Legislature have moved quickly on a longstanding goal of ending funding for Planned Parenthood, but the effort means the state will lose federal money and use funds typically spent on other social services.

By defunding Planned Parenthood, the state will lose about $3 million of federal funding for family planning services. The state pays about $300,000, which prompts the 90 percent to 10 percent match.

Although it will lose the federal Medicaid money, Ben Hammes, a spokesman for Gov. Terry Branstad, says Iowa will spend an equal amount on family planning services by tapping a separate federal grant. This money will go to organizations that don't perform abortions.


God, how fucking idiotic can Republicans be?
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Iowa Republicans pass up funds in effort to defund Planned Parenthood (Original Post) 47of74 Jan 2017 OP
Very fucking idiotic, actually. madaboutharry Jan 2017 #1
this is so unlike the state I grew up in rurallib Jan 2017 #2
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