Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas vowed on Friday to continue his standoff with the Obama administration over abortion funding.
The impasse reached a new level of tension late in the week, after the Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday that the Obama administration intends to withhold $35 million in federal funding from the Texas Women’s Health Program. The Medicaid-backed program provides birth control, annual exams and other services to an estimated 100,000 women across the Lone Star Stat
The decision was in response to a move by the Texas legislature blocking Planned Parenthood from participating in the state program. However, the federal money represents 90 percent of the state program’s funding, and its continued viability is directly threatened by the administration’s cutoff.
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