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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: corbe on July 06, 2018, 09:11:33 pm
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GOP governor cuts health care budget to prevent Planned Parenthood funding
By Justin Wise - 07/06/18 05:06 PM EDT
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is eliminating part of the state's health care budget in order to make sure no funding goes to abortion providers.
The State reported on Friday that McMaster vetoed nearly $16 million in health care services — a move that came with the goal of defunding abortion clinics such as Planned Parenthood.
"Taxpayer dollars must not directly or indirectly subsidize abortion providers like Planned Parenthood," McMaster told The State. "There are a variety of agencies, clinics and medical entities in South Carolina that receive taxpayer funding [that] offer important women's health and family-planning services without performing abortions."
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http://thehill.com/homenews/395879-gop-governor-cuts-health-care-budget-to-prevent-planned-parenthood-funding (http://thehill.com/homenews/395879-gop-governor-cuts-health-care-budget-to-prevent-planned-parenthood-funding)
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Ah, so that's what a backbone looks like.