Press release:
Hawthorne, NY – With hours left until a possible government shutdown, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic President/CEO Reina Schiffrin issued the following statement today:
“It's an outrage to shut down the government over an extreme proposal that would deny millions of women pap tests, breast exams and birth control. Attacking Planned Parenthood's preventive care hurts women, does not reduce the deficit or fix the economy and must be stopped.
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“The truth is that the rider regarding Planned Parenthood would bar Planned Parenthood from being paid by Medicaid and other federal programs for providing women with preventive care such as birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing, and testing and treatment for other STIs. No federal funding goes towards abortion, as mandated by law.
“The anti-Planned Parenthood rider states that no federal funding can to go Planned Parenthood, for any purpose. This would result in millions of women losing access to preventive health care like cancer screenings and birth control.”
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Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc (PPHP) is the 15th largest affiliate of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and operates 12 medical centers in Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Counties. In 2010, PPHP provided services to over 35,000 patients in nearly 70,000 visits. We conducted 1,900 education programs reaching over 35,000 youth and adults, and mobilized approximately 10,000 advocates to protect reproductive health care rights.
PPHP has served the community for 78 years, and is dedicated to educating and empowering individuals to make responsible choices regarding their sexuality and sexual health. Planned Parenthood has done more to reduce the incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy than any other health care provider or advocacy group. PPHP is headquartered in Hawthorne NY.
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