It’s a move being celebrated by conservatives and pro-lifers everywhere. And it could help save the lives of thousands of unborn babies.
Gov. John Kasich signed legislation Sunday to strip government money from Planned Parenthood in Ohio, meaning not another red cent of federal funds will head toward the country’s largest abortion provider’s coffers in the Buckeye State.
The legislation targets the roughly $1.3 million in funding that Planned Parenthood receives through Ohio’s health department.
It prohibits such funds from going to entities that perform or promote abortions, their affiliates and those that contract with an entity that performs abortions.
The bill doesn’t name Planned Parenthood, but backers of the legislation have acknowledged the organization will be the most affected. They want the money to go to health centers and other providers that do not perform abortions.
Lawmakers approved the legislation Feb. 10, but Kasich’s office did not receive it until Thursday.
The measure follows an outcry among abortion opponents around the country after the release of secretly recorded videos by activists alleging that Planned Parenthood sold fetal tissue to researchers for a profit in violation of federal law.
Three of Planned Parenthood’s locations in Ohio provide abortions, and thanks to Gov. Kasich’s pen stroke Sunday they’re now excluded from receiving anymore federal funds in Ohio.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Planned parenthood in this instance is clearly an oxymoron as it is actually planned murder of the unborn. The closest thing to ancient Molech worship we have in America. Very sad.
AMEN
now women will have to go back to using coat-hangers etc. like they did many year ago. KASICH IS WRONG
Ever hear of birth control pills???????
RD agree with you. You said it all.
Glad to know that someone is thinking of the tax payers that pay taxes for those federal Funds to be there. Wished more Governors would do the same.
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker just recently did the same. I think now that these two have made the move, others are more likely to do the same. The ice is broken!
Yes let’s address waste and abuse. Abortions are legal. It’s the law of the land.
Yet many states are unnecessarily wasting tax payer money on defending anti-abortion laws. http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/01/24/3202001/states-abortion-laws-budgets/
The GOP and Libertarian mantra of get government off our backs does not seem to apply to women who are still dominated by a Patriarchal Society.
BULLS EYE
Margaret Sanger, greatly admired by Hillary Clinton, founded Planned Parenthood as a way to kill off blacks and other minorities, as well as other unwanted groups she disdained. I just finished posting her and her ugly genocide agency to my Facebook. She sure was one sick in the head being!
Regardless of what your American Taliban backwardness thinks, she will go down in history as a saintly heroine for women’s rights, contraception and family planning. It is a fact that educated women have less children. They get it. Women should decide for themselves and their bodies. Others should mind their own business.
planned parenthood is very good for women’s health issues but NOT ABORATION!!!!!!!! ok sometimes i can’t spell
It is just a ploy on Kasich part hoping to win favor to win the election
Don’t trust this man
I agree,why now?Just another ploy to move up in the electionsThe man is establishment through and through.
He is an Ohio State Grad, perhaps you would rather have another Harvard lawyer, freshman Senator “Ted” Rafael Edward Cruz is another Obama with different color skin and party
You are so full of it!
No he is not.
Regardless of what was Kasich’s motive, he did the right thing!
I agree.
Yes . He did what was right for the unborn.
I don’t care what his reason is or what you think of him or what his aspirations are, he did a great thing here and so did the Ohio Legislators!
Its the tax payer’s money – without paying taxes, monies for abortions would not be available. And the Government could not pay it unless it borrowed from China again.
The same Impotent Misogynists against women’s rights get their Viagra paid for by taxpayers. That’s fair isn’t it, hypocrites!
“It is just a ploy on Kasich part hoping to win favor to win the election
Don’t trust this man”
If the result of Kasich adopting this policy is that he increases his chances to win the election as you suggest then you are actually saying `don’t trust the people’ – but that is all we mean by democracy, let the people decide.
Trust him or not but his act I support . Bravo ,Kasich.
Just the fact that he is stopping the murder is enough for me. There are so many people out there that can’t have children for one reason or another and are crushed every time a child is aborted. It’s especially heinous in partiL life abortions. When you have to actually burn the flesh off of them, or break up their tiny bodies and suck them out, it’s just Inhumane. Look it up if you have the stomach. Look up some late term abortions if you still don’t get it
when PP runs out of funding, they will try to sell the little body parts in huge numbers, maybe importing them from the countries that people like the Feminazi’s have forced abortion providion on. Sooo President Trump will tax them outta sight as the first move, then tax the foreign material RECIPIENTS outta sight and I’m sure he will be given a lot of other methods from Right To Life, because he is LISTENING to Americans.
The Americans are coming.
America is still a Constitutional Republic NOT a Democracy unless Obozo issued another executive order last night.
Maybe so, but maybe he actually is pro-life. Why put a negative spin on a positive action? That can be construed to be a mean spirited response on your part. At the very least, be glad he did what he did, and that he is not kowtowing to Planned Parenthood. It gives a good indication of the direction in which his moral compass is pointing. It’s hard not to be cynical these days, but we need to respond positively when a positive result has been achieved. In this case, the glass is half full. Why not be happy and supportive of this outcome? I’ll be voting for Cruz, but I’d be happier voting for Kassich if I thought he had a chance of winning the nomination. Can’t even remotely consider Trump, Hillary, or Sanders.
Any one is better than our present President. I like Cruz, Trump and Kasich. Rubio also. Bot I prefer Cruz.
a PLOY ?? or are you Voting for SHIL-LIAR-RY the PRO ABORTION SOW??? She was against as was BHO-ZO but then for VOTES she SOLD HER SOUL….IF SHE EVER HAD ONE!!
I believe Kasich is a moral individual who lives by his convictions. I do not think he did it for political gain. As far as trust, that to me is a foolish statement. He will not get the nomination, and he well knows it, but he definitely is a great leader off his state! He in my opinion, is a super example of the conservative, and I didn’t mean the Republican Party. Thankyou Governor Kasich!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding!!??
I thought my comment “Are you kidding?” would come up after Nan’s comment: ” It is just a ploy on Kasich part hoping to win favor to win the election. Don’t trust this man.” and Joyce Brogan’ comment. But it didn’t come up until later and did not fit at all so it was out of context.
Action speaks louder than words.Every thing cant be just for votes,
OBAMA WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY TO FUND THIS EVIL!
a RUN around the SCOTUS and the CONSTITUTION , which he does by PRETENDING that like HOLDER lied about :” WE ARE A NATION OF LAWS” … BUT ONLY the ONES they WRITE…..OR takes the BORROWED money from the MILITARY
Several states have defunded ‘planned parenthood’ recently. This is a bold step and I hope he follows through.
SPOT ON
While I applaud this step of the use of taxpayer money to fund Planned Parenthood by the Governor he needs to do more. Stop the use of Common Core in our school systems, stop the illegal immigrants from receiving any benefits or jobs, mandatory drug testing for all welfare recipients, refuse to allow Obama to send Muslim refugees to cities in Ohio. Allow our schools to be controlled locally without Federal mandates.
Steve I agree with you wholeheartedly.He needs to go further but he won’t. If you were running his campaign he would be ahead of Trump but the Governor is riding in the establishment’s car.
He is not ahead of Trump because Trump is a brainwasher. Carson for President.
First things first. You have to start somewhere. I agree completely with you on the other issues you mentioned. Let’s get going on them, now.
Amen!! Thanks for the boldness of doing the RIGHT thing. Warm prayers sent your way in standing firm—heaven is rejoicing.
Planned Parenthood is a cover-up for much more than just abortions. No Federal Funds should be given to this bogus outfit.
John Kasich would make the best president EVER !
Lets hope that rest of the states get the balls to join him.
I’m all for that!
I agree but all 50 states need to get on board. I think John Kasich would do an excellent job as
president. He has been very respectful through this campaign which is more that I can say for
Donald Trump. If Trump ends up with the nomination maybe he will choose kasich as his VP.
Unlikely, as birds of a feather tend to hang out together. I doubt Trump is in the same moral league as Kasich, and I’d seriously question Kasich’s judgement if he’d even consider sharing a ticket with Trump.
OH SURE — WOULD HE HAVE DONE THAT IF HE HADN’T BEEN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT ????
Who knows? Maybe he would vote differently if he wasn’t running for president, butI haven’t seen, or read, anything to indicate he’d have voted any differently, so I’ll just be happy he voted as he did. Why go cynical if you don’t have to? By their fruits shall you know them. Then you can make an informed decision in support or opposition. Haven’t heard anything negatory yet about Kasich, so I’ll remain positive in my opinion of the man until I do. I’d like to vote for him instead of Trump, Clinton, or Sanders, but may be forced to vote for Cruz if Kasich’s
numbers don’t improve significantly in the near future.
As always, Kasich (or as I call him Crapish) again plays the stupid card.
He is sucking up to the right wing evangelicals who want no form of birth control. No condoms, no pills, no IUDs, in addition to no abortions.
My position is “if it is not your body, it is none of your business.
PPH should be fully funded for ALL services, including abortions.
this is definitely not the person I want for president.
It’s your body leave it alone. ,!! It’s my money leave it alone
Thank You, Grover, for stating America’s liberty and freedom, for each of us to make our own choices, WITHOUT the communist US government overthrowing ALL of our liberties. So far, those of you who have no idea the ways of an illegal President killing America from The Oval Office, Do some research online. Treason by a foreigner, associating with our enemies, and for the rest of you, research the Clintons selling Uranium to Russia and the US Missile Guidance System technology to China. Follow the real American patriotic citizens. Planned Parenthood, with government dollars, is very vital to those women without any medical plan, or dollars to pay for a doctor’s appointment. And where do you think women , of all ages, will receive the treatment and care that they need? No, you aren’t in the position to run other people’s lives, or to make their choices for them without being the doctor who is advising women, the course of treatment, and the necessary care that all women are entitled to receive in America. FIGHT FOR AMERICA, not with those trying to give us to the United Nations Agenda 21.
We must elect a democrat president, and a strong majority to the senate.
then we can make the republithugs, led by Turtle McConnell pay for their obstruction of Obama’s nominee before it is even made.
The abortion industry doesn’t need to get taxpayer dollars. Once they receive the money they can allocate it however they want, even if they promise it isn’t going toward abortions. This is commonsense legislation. I’m glad to see it is was signed into law.
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Good political decision for the people in Ohio. Women should not be given the right to make a decision about abortion. This is a decision for the state and churchs to stamp out. We need a lot of people to carry on the work and form a tax base. This cannot be achieved if parenthood is allowed to be planned and/or limited. Abortion should not even be allowed to save the lifebof the mother, that is a risk she must acept when she allows herself to become pregnant. God bless America.
Wouldn’t it be nice to trust again. In order for us to place a vote these days we are asked to weigh what is said, what is implied though not said, their history of what’s said versus what is done. Then what he has said and done when no ones looking. Look at his financial history and check his wealth and how quick it came. Net worth for we the people are lucky to double or maybe triple it in our life time. Politicians can double their net wealth in a term for Senators and in 3 terms for the House. Wow! What can you say?
Kasich believes abortion is murder. He wants to eliminate federal funding for it. I believe capital punishment (execution) is murder. It’s a planned murder in the highest degree. I think all states that have capital punishment should have all their federal funding stopped. You can’t believe in one and not the other.
Abortion kills innocent, never had a chance to live, much less comment a crime. If you can’t see that capital punishment of convicted, murderers, rapists, etc. is totally different, then I don’t know what to tell you.
Ted Cruz is being fought tooth and toenail because they know exactly where he stand, for truth and the right. They will stop at nothing to frame him as dishonest.
NICE WORK THERE GOV. NOW, SELL IT TO THE OTHER 49 GOVS
I don’t know whether women should be allowed to have abortions or not. But I definitely believe that we the tax payers should not have to pay for abortions. With the birth control available these days, women should not get pregnant unless they want to or are too lazy to use birth control. Except in the case of rape. All of the medical procedures available at planned parenthood are available at clinics with the exception of abortions. Planned Parenthood was another Obama freebie handed out at the expense of our tax dollars whether we wanted it or not. I have heard claims that getting rid of Planned Parenthood would be racial as the majority of the women using it are black. Then where did all these black children come from? My main complaint is that Planned Parenthood is another example of Obama “going to do what I want no matter what you say” attitude.
Do this Nationwide, bravo OH, Bravo.
Thanks & Blessings on state
I say no to abortions, just keep your legs crossed instead SPREAD! STOP BEING ‘MARY MATTRESS BACK’
The Headline should be:
Kasich Joins the Arse Backwards Regressive Misogynistic American Taliban Movement!
So what the heck has taken him so long???
Abortion is murder. It is murder for convenience. If all the aborted babies had been allowed to be born, grow up, get a job, pay taxes and pay into social security we wouldn’t be in so much trouble right now with that. Two generations of would be working Americans have been murdered. They could have been contributing citizens, inventors, educators, doctors, missionaries, mothers, fathers, etc. The murder of the innocent has been practiced by heathen civilizations for 1000s of years. It is not right; it never has been right. Every civilization that has ever engaged in this practice eventually came to ruin. God help us. Thank you Kasich for making a stand.