Marcella also said that the new policy will disrupt their service to women all over the country.
Title X
The nation’s family planning program is also called Title X. It serves roughly 4 million women in a single year at a taxpayers’ cost of $260 million.
Clinics that also qualify for Title X include Planned Parenthood facilities. They are required to keep money that goes for abortion separate from other family planning funds. Congress, led by Republicans, previously tried to withdraw federal funds from Planned Parenthood. They were targeted because of the organization’s pro-choice policies.
Questions from the American People:
- Abortion is legal. So, should the government be allowed to tell clinics not to discuss the option?
- If clinics can’t use federal funding for abortions, can the government mandate whether a clinic discusses it?
- States make laws for which abortion procedures they allow. So, should this be a federal question at all?
- Would such a change discourage abortions?
- Is the change an empty attempt to appease pro-life voters?
