Planned Parenthood uses taxpayer dollars to stay open longer hours…
Planned Parenthood cuts its hours…As a result of losing some New Hampshire tax funding, Planned Parenthood has announced fewer hours of operation.
Why are clinics that “don’t use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions” making abortions less accessible to women because there are fewer taxpayer dollars?
Planned Parenthood has always claimed that tax dollars are never used for abortion services. But it is now a matter of public record that taxpayer dollars are used to provide access to abortion services.
As a secondary topic for discussion, if you believe the state should exercise the power to divert tax-dollars out of the general fund to keep Planned Parenthood open longer hours do you advocate an equal division of this funding among all family planning services in the state? Pregnancy crisis centers and abstinence education come to mind. There are other clinics and health care providers that do not provide direct access to abortion but offer mammograms, cancer screenings, and contraception services. Don’t they deserve equal space and funding along this taxpayer backstop as well?
If not, why not?
