County Supervisor Vows to Cut Tax Funds for Santa Monica Clinic

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An outcry by pro-choice activists after The Lookout revealed State taxes were being used to help fund a Santa Monica clinic that counsels against abortion has borne fruit.

Supervisor Gloria Molina, who is taking over the reins of First 5 LA -- the commission which disburses millions in tobacco taxes earmarked for children's services -- says she will take steps to ensure that no more funding is granted to groups providing pregnancy services unless "a full range of options" is offered, including abortion.

In doing so, Molina may be at odds with her own Democratic party, whose leaders recently indicated they may decide to step back from the party's traditional support of abortion rights, in the wake of the success of the pro-life Christian vote in the presidential election.