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Mike Pence celebrates millions of Americans losing access to health care
By
Kaili Joy Gray -
August 27, 2019
Pence thinks millions of Americans no longer being able to get vital health care is 'winning.'
Mike Pence has been on a mission to take women's health care away from them since long before he became Trump's vice president. So it's not a surprise that he gleefully cheered when millions of people lost access to health care last week as a victory for his cause.
"Just last week, thanks to the strong stand for life President Trump has taken, tens of millions of dollars of federal family planning funding will no longer flow to the largest abortion provider in America," Pence said during a speech at the annual Faith & Freedom BBQ in South Carolina over the weekend.
But what Pence is celebrating is hardly a win for the millions of Americans who depend on Planned Parenthood for health care. Last week, the health care provider announced that it had been forced to withdraw from participating in Title X, the federal program that funds family planning services like birth control and health screenings for low-income Americans.
Current law already prohibits federal funds from being covering abortion, but that wasn't enough for the Trump administration. So under the new so-called gag rule, organizations that receive Title X funds are barred from even discussing abortion with their patients.
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(8,998 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)that Pence has the full endorsement of Vultures for Christ and that Mother approves!
Remember, it says on the package that you are NOT supposed to stick Q-Tips in your ears.
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)Stop by your local Planned Parenthood and donate a few bucks. I did so right after they were forced out of Title X and they were very appreciative. We can't replace the millions, but every $ helps.