Post by Logan on Apr 21, 2016 23:21:23 GMT -6
DES MOINES | Iowa would not allow state funding of Planned Parenthood under a bill passed Wednesday in the Republican-controlled House, but the measure is expected to hit roadblocks in the Democratic-majority Senate.
Republicans in the House have proposed similar measures in previous sessions with little success.
The 56-42 vote for the roughly $1.8 billion health and human services budget bill was the culmination of debate that began late Tuesday night and included attempts by House Democrats to remove a proposal that would cut Medicaid funding for family planning facilities that provide abortions.
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, D-Ames, said the proposal to remove state dollars would make $3 million in federal funding unavailable. That provides the bulk of family planning services under Medicaid, a federal program administrated by the states that provides health care to about 560,000 poor and disabled Iowa residents. She questioned how the state would make up the services.
Read more: siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/iowa-house-votes-to-end-planned-parenthood-funding/article_3575a7d6-52e6-5ee0-a523-be3771d9b229.html
Republicans in the House have proposed similar measures in previous sessions with little success.
The 56-42 vote for the roughly $1.8 billion health and human services budget bill was the culmination of debate that began late Tuesday night and included attempts by House Democrats to remove a proposal that would cut Medicaid funding for family planning facilities that provide abortions.
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, D-Ames, said the proposal to remove state dollars would make $3 million in federal funding unavailable. That provides the bulk of family planning services under Medicaid, a federal program administrated by the states that provides health care to about 560,000 poor and disabled Iowa residents. She questioned how the state would make up the services.
Read more: siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/iowa-house-votes-to-end-planned-parenthood-funding/article_3575a7d6-52e6-5ee0-a523-be3771d9b229.html