Friday, April 8, 2011

Planned Parenthood Funding Big Issue in Budget Negotiations

Several media outlets are reporting that a provision to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood, which performed 332,278 abortions in 2009, is a major sticking point in budget negotiations to avert a government shutdown at midnight tonight. Vote on whether you think Planned Parenthood should be defunded at the link below.
An Associated Press report says that, “the White House and Republicans have agreed on a spending cut of $38 billion but a fight over federal dollars for Planned Parenthood is blocking a deal.”

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