The Republicans in the House of Representatives continue to be a broken record.
On Jan. 5, Speaker Paul Ryan announced that they would defund Planned Parenthood as a part of their effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) in the near future.
This defunding measure would effectively take away around $400 million from Medicaid, which would result in around 400,000 women losing their healthcare services. Currently, a woman on Medicaid can go to Planned Parenthood and use their services, which is an organization that the GOP has tried to shut down time and time again.
Most of Planned Parenthood's services provide STI/STD testing and treatment at 44%. Other services include birth control, other women's health services, and cancer screening and prevention. The most controversial of Planned Parenthood's services is abortion, which accounts for less than 3% of their work. However, no federal fund go towards abortion procedures.
With this vow to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood (again), the real question now is: Owhat is the new plan or solution? Republicans have yet to put forth a comprehensible healthcare plan of action to replace what the law they have been trying to dismantle for seven years.
It is clear that Congressional Republicans do not care about women's health or healthcare for people of low income. This party continue to choose ideology over solving real issues for real people. It's time they stop wasting time and our tax money to repeal healthcare services for those who need it most.
Be a party for all people, not just 31%.
