Post by Logan on May 6, 2016 1:25:28 GMT -6
Planned Parenthood sues state after being defunded by Brownback administration
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Kansas after receiving a letter announcing that it would be defunded beginning May 10.
The lawsuit alleges the state’s move to pull funds from Planned Parenthood is “unlawful, unwarranted and politically motivated.”
Eileen Hawley, the governor’s spokeswoman, said in an e-mail Wednesday that Gov. Sam Brownback defunded Planned Parenthood “in order to protect the unborn and support a culture of life in Kansas. Planned Parenthood has been fully informed of the reasons for this decision, including their own refusal to submit to a lawful inspection of their premises.”
Planned Parenthood’s money from the state comes through Medicaid, called KanCare in Kansas, which provides health care for low-income and disabled Kansans.
Read more: www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article75538382.html
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Kansas after receiving a letter announcing that it would be defunded beginning May 10.
The lawsuit alleges the state’s move to pull funds from Planned Parenthood is “unlawful, unwarranted and politically motivated.”
Eileen Hawley, the governor’s spokeswoman, said in an e-mail Wednesday that Gov. Sam Brownback defunded Planned Parenthood “in order to protect the unborn and support a culture of life in Kansas. Planned Parenthood has been fully informed of the reasons for this decision, including their own refusal to submit to a lawful inspection of their premises.”
Planned Parenthood’s money from the state comes through Medicaid, called KanCare in Kansas, which provides health care for low-income and disabled Kansans.
Read more: www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article75538382.html