The videos stoked the American abortion debate when they were released in 2015 and intensified congressional scrutiny of Planned Parenthood that has yet to subside. Under this bill, Thirteen million women could lose coverage to maternity care.
"Today we asked the San Francisco Superior Court to dismiss these outrageous and baseless charges against Sandra Merritt, and the court agreed to dismiss 14 of the 15 counts" said Horatio Mihet, Liberty Counsel's Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Litigation Counsel, who appeared with Sandra in court today.
Besides St. Paul, rallies were planned in California, Iowa, Maine, Nevada, Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Florida, Illinois, New York and Washington, D.C.
"Everything is going to be trying to get to 50", Sen.
Daleiden and Merritt had previously been indicted in Texas on similar charges in January 2016, but seven months later all of the charges were dropped as prosecutors said a grand jury had overstepped its authority.
"Any time you do that in a pro-life district, you risk alienating voters who might otherwise vote for you", she told CNA. Mike Lee are now opposing the bill, stating that they might come around to supporting the same if a few changes are made to it, since their original agenda - repealing Obamacare - is not being fulfilled by the current draft of the bill. But they said they were open to negotiation.
Planned Parenthood planned a wave of nationwide protests Wednesday.
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In order to get his proposal to pass, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will only need 50 "yay" votes, which means he can only afford to lose two, possibly more moderate-leaning Republicans.
It's fair game to criticize that, but the language used by Planned Parenthood in its ad is murky and makes the process sound even less transparent than it is. A recent analysis by the Guttmacher Institute determined that without Planned Parenthood, FQHCs in ME would have to at least double their contraceptive caseloads - and that's just for our birth control patients.
The 2015-2016 report, released after months of delay, also revealed that the largest abortion provider in the USA increased its profits by over 30 per cent. After Indiana slashed Planned Parenthood funding and forced five clinics to close, the state was unable to deal with an exploding HIV outbreak.
The GOP Senate healthcare bill is expected to be released any day now.
This bill is the worst bill for women in a generation. And without tax subsidies, abortions could become much more expensive for low-income women, particularly those who live in areas that don't have an alternative to Planned Parenthood.
It called on the US Government to urgently defund the abortion giant, and instead direct that money to "pregnancy resource centers and community health centers where women's health care is actually the emphasis".
A news release from PPMNS said, "Planned Parenthood supporters aren't going to sit silently while DC politicians negotiate away their access to health care".
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