Subcommittee advances bill aimed at ‘defunding’ Planned Parenthood

via Radio Iowa

Republicans at the statehouse have advanced a bill that would “defund” Planned Parenthood-read more to hear what a Clinton medical provider had to say about the bill and hear the entire hearingThe bill that cleared a senate subcommittee early this afternoon would no longer allow Iowa Medicaid patients to get contraception, cancer screenings or reproductive health tests at Planned Parenthood. Medicaid patients would be required to go to other clinics for those services.

Joanne Hermiston of the Women’s Health Services in Clinton spoke at the hearing-hear her comment

find a link to audio of the complete hearing here

Senate Subcommittee Hearing

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