Planned Parenthood sues over Bobby Jindal's plan to strip Medicaid funding

Source: aljazeera

“In recent weeks, it has been shocking to see reports of the alleged activities taking place at Planned Parenthood facilities across the country,” said Jindal in a statement. “Planned Parenthood does not represent the values of the people of Louisiana and shows a fundamental disrespect for human life. It has become clear that this is not an organization that is worthy of receiving public assistance from the state,” he added. Louisiana has also opened an investigation into Planned Parenthood over the issue.

But in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast says termination of its Medicaid provider agreements will limit health services for poor people. The lawsuit says the Jindal administration is violating federal law and unconstitutionally penalizing patients for their association with Planned Parenthood.

The Medicaid payments are set to end Sept. 2 unless Planned Parenthood gets the injunction it's seeking.

Planned Parenthood says that if the court does not step in, more than 5,200 patients could lose access to their health care provider. Nearly 1 in 5 women in Louisiana are uninsured, according to a Gallup-Healthways' survey.

Read more: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/8/25/planned-parenthood-sues-louisiana-over-medicaid-cuts.html

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Insurance for the poor, GOP Republicans say this is a Travesty! The GOP will and do lie about anything from Benghazi to the President was born in Kenya. The Insanity never stops with the Republicans, they will do and say anything to get total monopoly on POWER!