A fresh effort is under way in hopes of defunding Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas.
Last year's drive was spearheaded by Republican State Senator Tim Huelskamp, who explains that the effort met an obstacle. "Last year we came very close to defunding Planned Parenthood in the state of Kansas, but the governor vetoed that effort," Huelskamp explains. "Currently we spend a third of a million dollars to fund the largest abortion-provider in the United States."
Tim HuelskampThe state senator says while those funds are not used directly for abortions, they do subsidize an organization that provides them. According to Huelskamp, this monetary support has been extended even though Planned Parenthood failed in its legal obligation to report abortions on underage girls.
"Currently in Kansas City there are more than a hundred charges against Planned Parenthood -- and for some reason unknown to anybody, the Kansas Supreme Court has gagged a judge who has evidence that they falsified abortion reports," Huelskamp reports. "Those charges have been sitting there for more than a year now, and we are hoping they will bring those charges up again."
The senator believes the bill will pass again, but remarks that the governor's veto is not so certain because of the state's economic needs.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: January 7, 2010
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