{"id":67444,"date":"2015-07-21T11:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T15:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=67444"},"modified":"2015-07-22T00:40:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T04:40:52","slug":"signing-budget-funding-planned-parenthood-iowa-gov-brandstad-announces-review-state-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/signing-budget-funding-planned-parenthood-iowa-gov-brandstad-announces-review-state-subsidies\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Gov. Branstad wants review of state subsidies after signing budget funding Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>In the wake of <a href=\"\/news\/breaking-second-video-shows-planned-parenthood-negotiating-payment-baby-parts\/\">two undercover videos<\/a> from the Center for Medical Progress showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted babies\u2019 body parts, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has announced a comprehensive review to ensure no tax dollars are going to the state\u2019s abortion giant, Life News <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2015\/07\/21\/iowa-governor-terry-branstad-orders-review-to-ensure-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-is-de-funded\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Professing to be \u201cappalled\u201d by the video in which PP medical services director Deborah Nucatola <a href=\"\/news\/breaking-planned-parenthood-director-caught-on-tape-selling-aborted-baby-parts\/\">discusses<\/a> how their abortionists are \u201cvery good at\u201d \u201ccrush[ing] below\u201d and above internal organs to \u201cget it all intact,\u201d the statement from Branstad\u2019s office stresses that Planned Parenthood \u201cis never reimbursed\u201d for abortion in Iowa.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, he has ordered the state health department \u201cto thoroughly review the funding the Legislature appropriated for women\u2019s health and the Family Planning Block Grant to ensure it does not and will not ever fund abortions or operations related to abortion procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Personhood Iowa <a href=\"https:\/\/caffeinatedthoughts.com\/2015\/07\/branstad-iowa-legislature-pushed-to-defund-planned-parenthood\/\">posted a petition<\/a> on Change.org calling on Branstad to go from defunding abortion to a complete defunding of Planned Parenthood in the state, as well as \u201can immediate investigation into the organization\u2019s practices.\u201d The petition notes that the budget signed by the governor on July 2 included subsidies for the abortion giant.<\/p>\n<p>So far, <a href=\"\/news\/breaking-arizona-becomes-seventh-state-order-investigation-planned-parenthood-video\/\">seven states<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/news\/breaking-planned-parenthood-doctor-requested-congressional-hearing\/\">US Congress<\/a> have launched investigations into Planned Parenthood\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of two undercover videos from the Center for Medical Progress showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted babies\u2019 body parts, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has announced a comprehensive review to ensure no tax dollars are going to the state\u2019s abortion giant, Life News reports. Professing to be \u201cappalled\u201d by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":67445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473],"tags":[4178,921,4175,4283,14,36,4282],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Iowa Gov. Branstad wants review of state subsidies after signing budget funding Planned Parenthood - Live Action News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IA&#039;s Gov. 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