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Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit<\/a> in federal court attempting to reverse Florida’s recent decision to ban taxpayer funding for abortion facilities\u00a0and mandate annual inspections of their records.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit claims the law, signed in March\u00a0will “punish, harass and stigmatize the state\u2019s abortion providers for their and their patients\u2019 exercise of constitutional rights.” Planned Parenthood stands to lose $200,000 a year in Medicaid funds starting in July, if the law survives.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s call this what it is: an attack on people who already have the least access to care, all in the name of politics,” Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida president Barbara Zdravecky declared.<\/p>\n

\"DefundAd-400b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

However, states routinely exercise discretion<\/a> over which organizations they\u00a0deem acceptable recipients of Medicaid funding, and a\u00a0lack of comprehensive abortion reporting is a significant complication<\/a> to accurately gauge reasons why women have abortions, as well as determining the number of medical emergencies and complications associated with abortions.<\/p>\n

Representatives for Florida Governor Rick Scott and the state health department say<\/a> they are still reviewing the lawsuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit in federal court attempting to reverse Florida’s recent decision to ban taxpayer funding for abortion facilities\u00a0and mandate annual inspections of their records. 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