S 177
Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act, aims to prevent federal money from being used to support Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its related organizations. The bill asserts that state and local health providers, hospitals, and other entities already offer a range of women’s health services, including reproductive care. Any funds previously allocated to Planned Parenthood would be redirected to other eligible organizations to continue providing these services. The bill does not restrict funding for abortion or reduce overall women’s health funding.
Key provisions
- Prohibits federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates.
- Re-directs funds previously allocated to Planned Parenthood to other eligible healthcare providers.
- Recognizes existing providers of women’s health services (state/county health departments, hospitals, etc.)
- Includes services such as well-child care, prenatal care, contraception, and cancer screenings.
Who is affected
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Affiliates, subsidiaries, and clinics of Planned Parenthood
- Federal healthcare funding agencies
- State and county health departments
- Community health centers
Notable changes
- Redirects funding currently allocated to Planned Parenthood to other healthcare providers.
- Does not restrict funding for abortion services, as per existing appropriations acts.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 177
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
This Act may be cited as the Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act
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Congress finds as follows:
State and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals.
Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, and provide services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations.
All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to—
affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or
reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women’s health.