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State Senators Faber & Beagle
Bill Supporting
Women’s Health and the Protection of Life Passed
Redirects taxpayer dollars away from abortion providers to community
health care centers
COLUMBUS - Ohio Senate President Keith Faber and Senator Bill Beagle
today announced the passage of legislation aimed at redirecting public
funding away from any entity associated with performing abortions in
Ohio and instead directs those taxpayer dollars to the hundreds of
community and alternative health care centers across Ohio that provide
comprehensive women’s and children’s health services.
"These public funds will now provide additional vital health services
to women and children in Ohio,” said Faber." "I am proud that the
Senate passed this legislation today to ensure our taxpayer dollars are
spent on their well-being and not misused in the illegal manner
demonstrated by Planned Parenthood officials in those disturbing
videos."
"I am proud to have cosponsored this legislation that ensures Ohio’s
taxpayer dollars are spent on vital health services for women and
children,” said Beagle. “These funds will now be redirected to other
organizations that are committed to the well-being and care of all
women and children at all stages of life.”
The legislation stems from recently released videos that show officials
at Planned Parenthood seeking to profit off of the sale of body parts
of unborn children. The Center for Medical Progress showed through
their investigation that Planned Parenthood officials were negotiating
the sale of body parts from unborn babies as well as describing the
process in which body parts could be harvested once a deal was agreed
upon.
This legislation continues the commitment of Ohio Senate Republicans to
vital women's health services included in the FY 2016-17 state budget
that sustained funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings at
alternative clinics that to do not provide abortions.
The state of Ohio gave $1.3 million in taxpayer dollars to Planned
Parenthood alone in 2014. Currently, none of the twenty-five Planned
Parenthood clinics in Ohio provide prenatal care or mammograms.
According to Planned Parenthood’s Annual Report, 94% of their services
to pregnant women are abortions.
Senate Bill 214 passed the Senate by a vote of 23-10 and now awaits
passage by the Ohio House of Representatives.
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