Bobby Jindal Cuts Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthoods In Louisiana

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jindal-louisiana-planned-parenthood-medicaid


Bobby Jindal Cuts Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthoods In Louisiana
By Tierney Sneed
Published August 3, 2015, 3:58 PM


Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) announced he had ended the state's Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood in response to an anti-abortion "sting" video campaign against the reproductive health service.

“In recent weeks, it has been shocking to see reports of the alleged activities taking place at Planned Parenthood facilities across the country. Planned Parenthood does not represent the values of the people of Louisiana and shows a fundamental disrespect for human life," Jindal said in a statement. "It has become clear that this is not an organization that is worthy of receiving public assistance from the state."

The move comes despite the fact that the two Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana do not provide abortion, which Planned Parenthood confirmed to the state's Department of Health and Hospitals as part of the state's ongoing investigation into claims that the organization is profiting off of aborted fetal tissue donations. A third clinic being built in New Orleans plans to offer abortion, but will not participate in the tissue donation programs, a Planned Parenthood executive told the state.

Jindal's termination of Medicaid funding also comes as the U.S. Senate weighs its own measure to cease federal funding to Planned Parenthood over the videos that an anti-abortion group going by Center for Medical Progress began releasing last month. The standalone Senate measure is unlikely to overcome a Democratic filibuster expected Monday evening, but conservatives are already pushing that it be attached to a larger, must-pass spending bill lawmakers will consider when they return from the August recess.

[AllFieldsRequired]

1. They will kill women, this is a certainty. I guess real men will eventually stand up to defend

them.

Real men, real women, need to stand up today and say no, this will NOT be tolerated.

[shenmue]

2. Poor women will suffer and some will die

Fuck that religious fanatic prick.

[LynneSin]

12. More than that, think of the women that will die of cancer

This guy is a dangerous idiot.

Over 95% of what Planned Parenthood does has absolutely NOTHING to do with Abortion. And that video was a hack job from that cretin James O'Keefe which means most of it was probably manufactured to make it look horrible.

[90-percent]

14. Not a James O'Keefe vid

It was made by David Daleiden of the anti-choice group, the Center for Medical Progress. But the misleading and heavily and unethically edited production is directly from the O'Keefe school of misleading slander. O'Keefe is on three years probation right now for breaking into Sen. Landrieu's campaign office a while back.

-90% Jimmy

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Jindal can't do that

It was already tried here in Indiana and it eventually got shot down by the federal courts.

[TlalocW]

15. He probably knows that just like he knew he wasn't going to win on marriage equality

But he's hoping this will give his campaign a much-needed boost. He wants to be able to say that of all the candidates, only he truly stood up for traditional marriage and against Planned Parenthood.

TlalocW

[Iliyah]

4. UGH

[ion_theory]

5. Jesus...

These fucking people are literally out for blood. Let's forget that most of the money they get goes to this other than abortions. This will kill people....Shameful shit

[riversedge]

8. says that the clinics do not offer abortions--the new one will not

be participating in fetal tissue program. but they ARE out for blood. I am waiting for Gov Walker to do the same in WI (the few that are left open)

[ion_theory]

9. Yeah probably should have read that one alittle better lol nt

[riversedge]

13. that is OK--my point was that jingle cut funds and no abortion

services are offered. it is vile politics

[riversedge]

6. this is more of Republicans War on Women. When

will folks--including women wake up??

[spanone]

7. as usual, republicans are taking away from people

[Rex]

10. They want a war, any war, against those that are most vulnerable.

The homeless, pregnant women, the poor, you name it - they hate the group.

[spirald]

11. Time to sue for damages due to defamation

IANAL, but now it looks like there are actual damages that are clearly a result of the defamation perpetrated via the fraudulent manipulation of this video.

They should get an injunction against the contract revocation at least. The governor has stated that he's relying on these reports in an official decision making capacity- the fact that they are fraudulent should open up the producers to serious liability.