Nancy Pelosi Blasts Trump’s Assault On Planned Parenthood
“Republicans are focused on restricting millions of women’s access to family planning and preventive care services.”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday blasted Donald Trump and Republicans for their assault on Planned Parenthood and other women’s health organizations. Pelosi’s office issued a statement Thursday saying that rather than focusing on creating jobs Republicans are instead working to restrict access to healthcare for millions of women.
Early in the day Donald Trump quietly signed a resolution that allows states to defund women’s health organizations like Planned Parenthood. Federal law already prevents any federal funding to pay for abortion services but Republicans are not satisfied with that. The new resolution, which undoes an Obama-era rule, allows states to withhold federal grant money from any health organization that provides abortion services.
Pelosi called the move “the latest effort in Republicans’ crusade against women’s health care.”
Donald Trump Just Gave States The Ability To Defund Planned Parenthood
Here is the full statement from Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement After President Signs Measure to Cut Americans’ Access to Family Planning
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after President Trump signed H.J. Res 43, a resolution under the Congressional Review Act that repeals the Obama Administration rule that was designed to protect Americans’ access to family planning and lifesaving preventive care services:
“Instead of acting to create jobs for hard-working families, Republicans are focused on restricting millions of women’s access to family planning and preventive care services.
“Title X-funded clinics play a vital role in our health care system, with over four million women receiving family planning and preventive care at these clinics each year. President Trump’s assault on Title X will likely have heartbreaking impacts for thousands of vulnerable families who will lose access to lifesaving preventive care.
“This measure is only the latest effort in Republicans’ crusade against women’s health care. From the White House to the Congress, Republicans are obsessed with obstructing women’s access to comprehensive health care services.”
