Trump Targets Planned Parenthood, Family Planning Services with New Abortion Rule

 

by Jonathan Allen

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration moved forward with a proposal Friday that would effectively ban Planned Parenthood and similar organizations from providing abortion and related services under the same roof as operations funded by federal family-planning grants, according to an administration official.

The so-called Hyde amendment prohibits the use of competitive federal family-planning grant funds for abortion, but organizations like Planned Parenthood have traditionally used the federal money for other health services while using private money for abortions and related services — sometimes at the same facilities and with the same staff.

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Source: NBC News 

Governor Andrew Cuomo Responds By Issuing
Letter to NYSDOH Commissioner Howard Zucker

The governor directed Zucker to take immediate steps to protect and support New York's reproductive health facilities, which are critical to families across the state, no matter their financial status. The Governor issued the letter in light of reports of actions to be taken by the federal administration that would silence providers, limit health care, and restrict support for these services. 

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Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo