House representatives voted on Thursday to reverse an Obama administration regulation that blocks states from withholding federal family-planning dollars from Planned Parenthood affiliates and other health centers that provide abortions.
President Barack Obama made the decision about Title X funding, the federal family-planning program introduced under President Richard Nixon, in the final days of his presidency. The rule, which went into effect two days before Trump took office, states that state and local government must distribute federal family-planning funds, which cover health care services including contraception, STD testing, cancer screenings, breast exams and fertility treatment, to relevant health centers, even if they perform abortions. However, no federal funding goes toward paying for abortion procedures in the U.S.
House representatives voted 230 to 188 to overturn the rule, outlined in resolution, H.J. Res 43. Two Republicans voted against the resolution, whole two Democrats voted in favor of it. The resolution will now undergo a vote in the Senate; if passed, it will reach the desk of President Donald Trump.
http://www.newsweek.com/congress-abortion-federal-funding-title-x-obama-resolution-paul-ryan-557496
President Barack Obama made the decision about Title X funding, the federal family-planning program introduced under President Richard Nixon, in the final days of his presidency. The rule, which went into effect two days before Trump took office, states that state and local government must distribute federal family-planning funds, which cover health care services including contraception, STD testing, cancer screenings, breast exams and fertility treatment, to relevant health centers, even if they perform abortions. However, no federal funding goes toward paying for abortion procedures in the U.S.
House representatives voted 230 to 188 to overturn the rule, outlined in resolution, H.J. Res 43. Two Republicans voted against the resolution, whole two Democrats voted in favor of it. The resolution will now undergo a vote in the Senate; if passed, it will reach the desk of President Donald Trump.
http://www.newsweek.com/congress-abortion-federal-funding-title-x-obama-resolution-paul-ryan-557496