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Coffman Statement on the Defund Planned Parenthood Act

Statement

Date: Sept. 18, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Abortion Economy and Fiscal

The Defund Planned Parenthood Act denies funding to Planned Parenthood or its affiliates for one year, unless they certify that they will not perform or fund any abortion. Important exceptions are made for cases of rape, incest, or where the mother's life is in danger. This bill ensures that women will have continued access to important care, by authorizing and appropriating $235 million to federally qualified community health centers.

After voting for the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman released the following statement:

"The Planned Parenthood videos released this summer shock the conscience. Imposing a one-year moratorium on Planned Parenthood funding will give Congress and the American people time to investigate and evaluate the serious allegations made. I am pleased to see that Colorado's federally qualified health clinics will receive funding to ensure women's access to health care."


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