Blocking Planned Parenthood funds harms women, children's health

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The long — and some would argue pointless — war against Planned Parenthood continues.

On March 30, Vice President Mike Pence was the tiebreaking vote on a Senate-proposed bill that would give states permission to withhold more than $200 million in Title X federal family planning funds from abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health, maternal and child health services. The organization, which has been around since 1921, is often the target of controversy because it offers abortion services to its patients....

 

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