After considering Kate Looby losing her job with Planned Parenthood, I think Obama’s bailout out of Planned Parenthood is way too possible:
Will Barack Obama provide the abortion industry with a bailout of its own, costing taxpayers billions of dollars?
The Obama-Biden Transition Project posted a plan on its website called "Advancing Reproductive Rights and Health in a New Administration." It is signed by a coalition of 66 groups including Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the National Organization for Women and the American Civil Liberties Union.
The outline lists proposed steps for Obama's first 100 days in office including the following:
- Increase funding for Title X (which funds Planned Parenthood) to $700 million from the current $300 million
- Expand coverage of taxpayer-funded abortions under Medicaid
- Promote sex educationin schools and communities at cost of $50 million
- Provide birth controlat colleges
- Expand taxpayer-funded abortions to federal employees, military facilities, the Peace Corps and federal prisoners
- Increase funding for Title V Maternal and Child Health cwervicesto $850 million from $666 million
- Provide international abortion providers with $1 billion
- Increase funding for the CDC's school HIV and STD prevention programs from $40.2 million to $66.6 million
- Increase funding for substance abuse and mental health services programs for pregnant women and mothers from $12 million to $70 million
- De-fund abstinence only programs
- Re-examine Bush administration policies that block or limit women's access to emergency contraception
- Pass the Freedom of Choice Act
- Select judicial nominees who "demonstrate a commitment to justice civil rights, equal rights, individual liberties, and the fundamental constitutional right to privacy, including the right to have an abortion."
Obama's transition office is also trying to find ways to undo Bush administration policies dealing with abortion.
President Bush issued a regulation today allowing health care workers to refuse to provide abortions if doing so conflicts with their personal, moral or religious beliefs – but the Obama transition team is already seeking a way to repeal the measure.
The rule is scheduled to take effect just three days before Inauguration Day, Jan 20.
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