In a conference call today, the Governors of Connecticut and Vermont and the Mayor of New York City described the devastating effects the GOP's cuts to Title X and Planned Parenthood would have on women in their states as well as on the fiscal health of their region.
Juxtaposing the needs of women in one of the nation's largest cities (New York City) and in Vermont, one of the nation's most rural states, the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg and the Governor of Vermont, Peter Shumlin spoke today about how cuts to both Title X and to Planned Parenthood would undermine the health of the populations they represent. Each of their concerns were echoed by Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy.
Last week, the GOP/Tea-Party-dominated House of Representatives passed both a Continuing Resolution (CR) that effectively eliminates funding for Title X programs, and the Pence Amendment to the CR that specifically targets Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), prohibiting federal funding of preventive health care services provided by the organization.
Over 90 percent of services provided by Planned Parenthood clinics are made up of preventive care, including breast and cervical exams, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and contraceptive supplies. PPFA clinics serve more than 5 million clients across the country each year. If the House budget and the Pence Amendment are passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Obama, literally millions of women and men will lose their only source of health care.
"[Cuts to] Title X and the Pence are not about fiscal responsibility or cutting the U.S. budget," said Mayor Bloomberg. "These cuts are purely about politics. And they will have serious consequences for women's health care across New York City and the nation."
rest at http://www.truth-out.org/house-bill-would-decimate-womens-health-care-cities-and-rural-areas-governors-and-mayor-say67997
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