So it begins - Central Health votes to stop funding abortions (Travis County)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Central Health board members voted unanimously today to stop spending public money on abortions for low-income women in Travis County after Sept. 12.

The move comes in response to a new state law that cuts off state funding to a hospital district that uses tax money to pay for abortions. The board included an exception in case of a medical emergency as defined by the new law.

After meeting behind closed doors, the board emerged and voted, also unanimously, to redirect the $450,000 that had been budgeted for abortions toward expanding other services.

“(O)ngoing opposition to Central Health’s funding of pregnancy terminations would likely divert resources that could address … challenges, including closing funding gaps for other women’s health services,” according to the board’s resolution on ending the abortion spending.

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Abortions have been provided to low-income women since 2005 by Central Health and before that by the City of Austin, according to the resolution.

Read More: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/health/entries/2011/08/11/central_health_votes_to_stop_p.html

I really hope the Evangelicals plan on providing the money for the maternal care of these women and for the medical/food/shelter/education/clothing/daycare, etc. of their children.

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[sonias]

1. Yes the war on women in Texas is full swing

While I don't agree with their decision I understand why they did it. - Survival. The state has them between a cliff rock wall and a landslide. They can not win this messaging fight. The best they can do is at least be able to offer some life saving medical services and the only way they get future state money for medical services is if they get out of the business of pregnancy termination. :mad: