{"id":209325,"date":"2019-08-27T07:42:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=209325"},"modified":"2019-08-26T17:16:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T22:16:34","slug":"new-jersey-lawmakers-prop-planned-parenthood-taxpayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/new-jersey-lawmakers-prop-planned-parenthood-taxpayer\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey lawmakers may prop up Planned Parenthood with state taxpayer funds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Jersey is considering making up the funding gap for Planned Parenthood in the state after the abortion giant pulled out<\/a> of the Title X family planning program last week, based on its refusal to comply with new restrictions on how the funding may be used.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers in New Jersey are mulling an $8.8 million state funding boost to Planned Parenthood, on top of the already-existing $10.5 million<\/a> in the state budget for the abortion giant, which includes $7.5 million restored last year<\/a> by Governor Chris Murphy when he took office. The new money would come from the state\u2019s $1.2 billion surplus<\/a> via an appropriations bill.<\/p>\n

Since Planned Parenthood pulled out of the Title X program, the organization in New Jersey has been seeking donations and claims to be operating on emergency funds, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a05 facts the media isn\u2019t telling you about Planned Parenthood\u2019s potential funding cut<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Executive Director for New Jersey Right to Life, Marie Tasy, said Planned Parenthood\u2019s willingness to leave people in the lurch by refusing to comply with Title X \u201cdemonstrates how committed they are to their abortion business,\u201d according to NJ.com. New Jersey Right to Life is attempting to mobilize<\/a> pro-life New Jersey residents to make their voice heard against what it labels as an attempt to get the state to \u201cfoot the bill for Planned Parenthood\u2019s abortion business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bizarrely, New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman called the new protections ensuring that taxpayer funds do not go to support abortions \u201cevil,\u201d despite it being a popular rule amongst the general public<\/a>. She further stated, \u201cWe don\u2019t get in the middle of a doctor-patient relationship with politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2011, Planned Parenthood abortion center in New Jersey was featured in a Live Action undercover investigation<\/a>, showing a willingness to aid sex traffickers to get abortions for underage girls in their employ:<\/p>\n