WTF - Ohio Governor John Kasich Signs Ohio Bill to Cut Planned Parenthood Funding

[malaise]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/governor-john-kasich-signs-ohio-bill-cut-planned-parenthood-funding-n523091

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Republican presidential hopeful and Ohio Governor John Kasich on Sunday signed a bill that aims to strip funding from Planned Parenthood in the state.

It's a long-expected but controversial move that ignites a debate that seeped into his presidential campaign. Kasich faced a number of protesters this week while campaigning in South Carolina who challenged him on the issue during his events.

After Kasich came in a strong second place in the New Hampshire primary, the Republican assembly in Ohio passed legislation that targets about $1.3 million in funding for Planned Parenthood in the state.

That money helps support screenings for breast cancer, STD testing, programs working to prevent violence against women, and more. State and federal laws already prohibit taxpayer dollars from going to fund abortions, with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.

Although the legislation does not specifically name the organization — it cites "any entity that performs or promotes nontherapeutic abortions" — and it's believed that Planned Parenthood will be most affected.

Planned Parenthood immediately fired back to the news, as the organization's president Cecile Richards claimed the bill will "have devastating consequences for women across Ohio."

"It's clear Kasich has no regard for women's health or lives, and will stop at nothing to block health care for the tens of thousands of Ohioans who rely on Planned Parenthood," she said in a statement.

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1. surely you aren't really surprised, malaise…..

you know how these asshats operate as well as I do. ; )

[malaise]

2. Not in the least

They are all the same

[blm]

3. Yep, it's the corpmedia that tries to claim otherwise. Most of us here know better, by now.

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[sharp_stick]

4. But he's a moderate

Every news yapping head ensures us of that.
He's no better than any other candidate of that party of hateful assholes.

[wiggs]

14. He's a strange dude. No telling what he is. His hourlong interview with Chris Matthews

this last week freaked me out. I used to think he was reasonable and sane...but there's something odd and full of anger or arrogance behind his words and face. Not lhow he comes across in the debates. He's not harmless.

Watch the interview, if available, and let us know if you agree.

[spanone]

5. shitting on the women of ohio to pander to the lowest common denominator

fuck him

[malaise]

7. You nailed it, but remember he's the most deceitful of the

'collective pack'.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. That's my Gov. And his bright red legislature.

They say we're a purple state, but you couldn't tell it by our state level officials.

[femmocrat]

8. That should endear him to conservatives.

Maybe he is trying to lock up the VP slot.

[Initech]

9. God damn them.

[MagickMuffin]

10. K&R Off to the Greatest

Sad but nothing new under the Great Obstructionist Party.


And he wants everyone to believe he is a moderate

[malaise]

11. Hilarious indeed

They are sick

[Greybnk48]

12. Walker did the same thing last week in Wisconsin.

Our very own giggling idiot. He did it before and it was deemed unconstitutional, so it will be overturned, but not without hurting some women and men.

[mercuryblues]

13. he wants

his poll numbers to go up. Making sure women can't get affordable healthcare is the fastest way to do it. Who cares if a low income women gets cancer and dies. It is not like she would have voted for him anyhow.