“These bills are merely part of an ongoing campaign that seeks to make it harder for us to provide safe, legal care.”
New York, NY—With the passage today of H.R. 3134 – Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 and H.R. 3504 – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, anti-choice members of the House of Representatives continued their assault on the practice of medicine and their reckless disregard for the health of millions of Americans.
Physicians for Reproductive Health Reproductive Health Advocacy Fellow Dr. Pratima Gupta said:
“These bills are merely part of an ongoing campaign that seeks to discredit reproductive health care providers and to make it harder for my colleagues and me to provide safe, legal care to our patients.
“Millions of women are served each year by Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider of reproductive health care in the United States. From birth control to cancer screening and abortion care, Planned Parenthood provides care that patients may not be able to access or afford elsewhere. If supporters of this legislation truly cared about women’s health, they would support programs like Title X that increase access to affordable preventive care through trusted health care providers like Planned Parenthood.
“Abortion opponents in Congress want to close the doors of Planned Parenthood and make abortion unavailable. My colleagues and I recognize the importance of access to abortion and the incredible loss that would result should Planned Parenthood be barred from participation in federal programs like Medicaid. In the face of these ongoing legislative attacks, Physicians will stand strong in support of Planned Parenthood and safe, legal abortion.”
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