No evidence of Planned Parenthood breaking the law in our state

An Ohio House bill to redirect public funds from entities that perform or promote elective abortions passed in committee today and will come to a vote by the House. But House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz, who in September oversaw a lengthy congressional hearing into Planned Parenthood, argued his focus had not been anti-abortion politics, but instead the group’s funding.

Approval of House Bill 294, introduced by Representatives Bill Patmon and Margaret Conditt, follows the vote for a Senate version of the defunding bill.

“This bill is the antitheses of fiscal responsibility”, Ramos said. “In fact, if these dollars are reallocated, this legislation actually allows the support of over 1.56 million new patients through work with their community health centers”. “It’s a horrific procedure that ends simply in death”.

OH is just the latest to move to cut off government funding to Planned Parenthood, despite a lack of evidence that Ohio’s law prohibiting use of fetal tissue from abortions for research was violated.

“The real war on women is abortions”, said Rep. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson). One of the bills needs to clear the opposite chamber before becoming law.

None of the funding in question is related to abortion services.

Planned Parenthood of Greater OH offers birth control, cancer screenings, tests for sexually transmitted diseases and well-woman exams at its 28 centers across the state.

“Looking at the substance of this bill, we are terminating programs which were created to help Ohioans during their darkest hour to prove an extreme ideological point”, said Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland).

Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau chief.