The Huffington Post | North Carolina Defunds Planned Parenthood In Midnight Vote, Overriding Veto

4th Jul 2012 | 89 notes

North Carolina Defunds Planned Parenthood In Midnight Vote, Overriding Veto

The same lawmakers overrode Perdue’s veto and moved to defund Planned Parenthood last year, but a judge blocked the provision, arguing that a state can’t single out a particular health provider. This time around, lawmakers found a way to sidestep legal challenges by not specifically naming Planned Parenthood in the budget. Instead, the bill prevents the state’s Health and Human Services department from contracting with “private providers” of family planning services — effectively, but not
explicitly, singling out Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina, one of the state’s two Planned Parenthood providers, estimates that it will lose $200,000 as a result of the new budget. Because no state money is used for abortion services, the funding cuts will affect the clinic’s ability to provide affordable birth control, cancer screenings, pap smears and other services for low-income women in the state.

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THIS MAKES ME FUCKING SICK.
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Goddammit NC get your shit together.
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This is fucked up, I’m disappointed in you North Carolina
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