Democratic Lawmakers in Montana Urge Defense of Planned Parenthood

Medicaid advocates say critics use loaded terms to gain edge in Congressional debate

In Washington’s debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground.

Democratic lawmakers in Montana urge defense of Planned Parenthood

Letter asks Congressional delegation to oppose efforts to ‘slash Medicaid’.

Pa. Planned Parenthood advocates warn of closures if Medicaid cuts proceed

The federal proposal would block Medicaid reimbursements for preventative health services to nonprofit family planning clinics if they also perform abortions.

Ohio lawmakers join on letter supporting Planned Parenthood, resisting funding cuts from Congress

A volunteer clinic escort holds a sign outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, March 28. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)More than a dozen members of Ohio’s state legislature signed on to a letter with 500 other lawmakers across the nation asking Congress to push back against efforts to reduce or eliminate budget funding that would go to Planned Parenthood health clinics. The letter, sent to U.S. Senat…

Republican Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood Would Increase Budget Deficit $300 Million

The House Rules Committee is set to meet at 1 a.m. ET on May 21 to discuss Medicaid funding cuts that would essentially defund Planned Parenthood. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that blocking patients from using their Medicaid insurance plan to obtain sexual and reproductive healthcare at Planned Parenthood clinics would increase the deficit by $300 million. “The fact of the matter is, if Republicans get their way—if they …

Nine Florida legislators sign letter to support Planned Parenthood funding • Florida Phoenix

Planned Parenthood funding is under attack (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)Nine Florida Democratic lawmakers sent a letter Monday calling on members of Congress to oppose efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. In all, 562 state lawmakers from 50 states and the District of Columbia signed the letter a letter. The effort was organized by the State Innovation Exchange’s Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council (SiX RFLC) and  comes after ant…