CRR Applauds Latest Stopgap Spending Measure
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights applauded Congress for approving a three-week government financing bill, which leaves out proposed policy provisions that would dramatically cut family planning services. Members of the House of Representatives have been pressing for budget cuts that would block federal funding for Planned Parenthood and gut numerous programs that assist in providing health services to poor women and their infants, pregnant women, and children, including Title X. Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, issued this statement in response:
“Millions of American women and their families have, at least for the time being, dodged the myriad of brazenly anti-woman budget cuts under consideration. We’re under no illusions that the debate around these terrible budget proposals has died out altogether, but we remain hopeful that the same common sense employed during budget negotiations over the last few days will win out in the end in Congress over irresponsible political posturing.”
“It is quite evident that stripping funds from programs that provide essential medical services is more likely to jeopardize the health of millions of women and children than to dent the deficit. Anti-choice lawmakers need to drop the charade. And lawmakers who care about women’s health and rights need to forcefully beat them back whenever these programs may be on the chopping block in coming weeks.”