Suehs Signs Rule Banning Abortion Affiliates

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Suehs Signs Rule Banning Abortion Affiliates
by Emily Ramshaw
2/23/2012

If there was any hope that the state was seeking a compromise with the federal government over Texas’ Women’s Health Program, it’s fading fast. At the direction of lawmakers and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Texas Health and Human Services commissioner signed a rule on Thursday that formally bans Planned Parenthood clinics and other "affiliates of abortion providers" from participating in the program — something the Obama administration has said is a deal-breaker for the nearly $40 million-per-year state-federal Medicaid program.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-he...on-affiliates/

[Scared Frenchman]

The most outrageous claim I have heard all week regarding abortion: that requiring ultrasound before an abortion is comparable to "rape".

Something I don't get. 1 - All abortion procedures include an ultrasound and 2 - jamming instrumentation up a woman's vagina and forcibly stopping a growing human being is somehow pleasant?

[westtexasmom]

The most outrageous claim I have heard all week regarding abortion: that requiring ultrasound before an abortion is comparable to "rape".

Something I don't get. 1 - All abortion procedures include an ultrasound and 2 - jamming instrumentation up a woman's vagina and forcibly stopping a growing human being is somehow pleasant?

1. true
2. very UNPLEASANT

[txradioguy]

Suehs Signs Rule Banning Abortion Affiliates
by Emily Ramshaw
2/23/2012

If there was any hope that the state was seeking a compromise with the federal government over Texas’ Women’s Health Program, it’s fading fast. At the direction of lawmakers and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Texas Health and Human Services commissioner signed a rule on Thursday that formally bans Planned Parenthood clinics and other "affiliates of abortion providers" from participating in the program — something the Obama administration has said is a deal-breaker for the nearly $40 million-per-year state-federal Medicaid program.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-he...on-affiliates/

Good. Lets hope more states follow our lead.