{"id":218658,"date":"2020-02-17T16:52:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T22:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=218658"},"modified":"2020-02-17T16:52:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T22:52:52","slug":"maine-lawmakers-increase-taxpayer-funding-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/maine-lawmakers-increase-taxpayer-funding-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine lawmakers look to increase taxpayer funding for abortion by $3 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maine lawmakers are looking to increase taxpayer funding for abortion<\/a> in response to Title X rule changes from the Trump administration. LD 1613<\/a>, “An Act Regarding Women\u2019s Health and Economic Security,” would increase state funding by approximately $3 million, earmarked specifically for Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Sara Gideon introduced the bill last week, and in a press release<\/a>, said the bill was introduced to replace the funds lost after the abortion organizations chose to withdraw from Title X rather than comply with the changes. \u201cFor many of the 23,000 patients served by Maine\u2019s family planning network, this is the only health care provider they will see,\u201d Gideon said in the release. \u201cTheir clinics are located in parts of our state that already lack doctors and nurses or where an hour drive is the norm to get to an appointment, not the exception. If we fail to support this network, the impact will be felt disproportionately by the very rural communities and Mainers that already face significant health care challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Two new \u2018reckless\u2019 pro-abortion laws have taken effect in Maine<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Like Planned Parenthood in New Jersey<\/a>, the funding was not<\/em> forcibly taken away from the abortion facilities in Maine. Both Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning chose<\/em> to withdraw from the Title X program, rather than obey the amended rules. If the bill passes, there will be $2,035,670 in annual funding, with an extra $1 million appropriation; according to the Portland Press Herald<\/a>, the $2 million in annual funding makes up 25% of Maine Family Planning’s annual budget. The Maine Examiner also reported<\/a> that the former Planned Parenthood president and CEO has attended events with Gideon in the past, and that Planned Parenthood has been actively spending money to influence elections in Maine.<\/p>\n

While it seems likely that the bill will pass the Maine legislature, opponents are still speaking out against it, like State Rep. Kathy Javner. \u201cThe funding is out there; they simply said, \u2018No thank you,’\u201d Javner pointed out in her testimony last week before the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee. Meanwhile, supporters of the bill insisted that the funding was necessary to provide health care to people in need. But legitimate health care has been on a significant decline at Planned Parenthood while the corporation’s abortions are on the increase<\/a>. And 87 percent of Title X facilities<\/a> nationwide are not<\/strong> Planned Parenthood affiliates. Meanwhile, the vast majority of Americans do not support taxpayer funding of abortion, according to multiple<\/a> polls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It seems that abortion advocates are ignoring these facts, ignoring what Americans want, and focusing solely on what will benefit the abortion industry the most.<\/p>\n

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Maine lawmakers are looking to increase taxpayer funding for abortion in response to Title X rule changes from the Trump administration. LD 1613, “An Act Regarding Women\u2019s Health and Economic Security,” would increase state funding by approximately $3 million, earmarked specifically for Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning. 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