LadyJazzer wrote: See: "The Right-to-Life/Anti-Abortion thread.." in the Ring...
Whether you like it or not, it's LEGAL. Women still have the right to choose.
If you don't like abortion, don't have one.
If it's not your fetus, it's none of your business.
What part of that don't you understand?
And for good measure...
Texas Planned Parenthood Defunding Halted By Federal Judge
A federal court in Texas ruled to stop a new law on Monday that excluded Planned Parenthood from the Texas Women's Health Program, which serves about 130,000 low-income women in the state. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that the law was unconstitutional because it bars eight Planned Parenthood clinics that don't provide abortions from participating in the program based on their affiliation with legally and financially separate entities that offer abortions.
Yeakel also cited the fact that the Department of Health and Human Services cut off all Medicaid funding for family planning to Texas because of the new law, which could jeopardize the entire program.
"The court is particularly influenced by the potential for immediate loss of access to necessary medical services by several thousand Texas women," Yeakel wrote in his ruling. "The record before the court at this juncture reflects uncertainty as to the continued viability of the Texas Women's Health Program."
Oops... Lady Jazzer shot off her mouth too soon...
Appeals court gives Texas reprieve after ruling against Planned Parenthood cut-off
The Texas attorney general has convinced a federal appeals judge to examine whether the state has a right to deny funding to Planned Parenthood.
Judge Jerry Smith granted the state an emergency stay less than 24 hours after a federal judge in Austin ordered Texas not to enforce a law banning Planned Parenthood from participating in the Women's Health Program.
The order is the latest development in lawsuit over what criteria Texas can impose on a health care provider that participates in state programs for the poor.
Texas lawmakers don't want any state funding to go to clinics affiliated with abortion providers, even if they don't provide abortions and are legally separate from those that do.
The 5th Circuit lifted the stay on the injunction yesterday, holding that Texas failed to justify it. Texas is now banned from withholding funds from Planned Parenthood.
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The Liberals GOP Twin wrote: Lady Jazzer... ever hear of the 24 hour rule? Wait 24 hours before you shoot off your mouth. It may help your credibility.
Oh, you mean the do as a you say not as you do rule?
