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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Defunding of Planned Parenthood

This past week, the House of Representatives voted to defund Planned Parenthood for one year. For many women, particular minority and low-income women, Planned Parenthood is the only affordable access to reproductive healthcare. To better understand the consequences of this vote, please read the following articles.

To learn about the possible effects of defunding Planned Parenthood, check out the links below:




To learn more about Planned Parenthood and the work they do, visit their website here: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ and NPRs breakdown of Planned Parenthood fund allocation: http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/05/429641062/fact-check-how-does-planned-parenthood-spend-that-government-money.

 

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