Ohio Senate approves measure to cut Planned Parenthood funding
Source: Reuters
US | Wed Oct 21, 2015 4:47pm EDT
Ohio Senate approves measure to cut Planned Parenthood funding
CLEVELAND | BY KIM PALMER
Ohio senators advanced a bill on Wednesday that would eliminate state and federal funding for Planned Parenthood clinics, the latest state to consider cuts following undercover videos about the women's healthcare provider's handling of fetal tissue.
The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate voted 23-10 on party lines to advance the measure that would strip funding from the Planned Parenthood clinics in the state and any organization referring patients to them.
A companion measure introduced in the Republican-led Ohio House of Representatives has been assigned to a committee.
The vote in Ohio followed a Texas vote on Monday to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving state Medicaid money. A federal judge has blocked a Louisiana effort to cut Planned Parenthood funding in that state.
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