ideological purity. On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why even introduce measures that would remove assistance from the poor that > need it on religious grounds? > > All of a sudden over the last 6 months or so this has been a focus of the > GOP party, to remove health care and funding from women on the basis that > they are possibly using that funding to get birth control and/or abortions. > > Is that really of primary importance to the GOP? What's the problem with > birth control beyond some religious argument? > It just baffles me. At least I am reasonably assured that this sort of > thinking will not spread outside the US, but you never know. > > If the law says that Federal Funding is to be shared without prejudice then > the Governor is fully aware that he has no grounds on which to withhold > that funding from groups he doesn't agree with, but who are breaking no > law. So yes Sam, it is the Governor's fault. > > And it may be politics, but the end result is that over 130k women as a > result will not have the type of assistance which they need. What is going > to be the societal fallout from that over time? > > On 16 March 2012 10:35, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> This is like an on going comedy. Do you anti-republicans even read the >> crap you post? >> >> "Republican Gov. Rick Perry pledged last week to find state money to >> keep the program afloat, but he hasn't offered specifics. U.S. Health >> and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday that the >> federal funding would be phased out this year because the Texas law >> violates federal Medicaid regulations requiring that women be allowed >> to choose a qualified health-care provider. Perry disputes that claim, >> saying Medicaid rules give states the right to determine which clinics >> are qualified." >> >> So, Sebelius is cutting funding for low income women because Texas >> won't give it to Planned Parenthood. But you see the Republicans as >> the ones cutting the funding. >> >> > > >
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