tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post8512342857066984466..comments2023-11-05T04:38:52.557-06:00Comments on LeftWingCracker: If You're Pro-Choice and You Have Thought Of Voting for Haslam, THINK AGAINSteve Steffenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-40605043652505481192010-10-19T15:30:44.043-05:002010-10-19T15:30:44.043-05:00McWherter has told me in person and also said on t...McWherter has told me in person and also said on the record more than once that rather than trying to "defund" Planned Parenthood, he would like to see the State Department of Health continue to contract with Planned Parenthood in Memphis and Nashville to provide vital family planning services to women with incomes below the poverty line. <br /><br />"Defunding" Planned Parenthood is short-sighted because as a non-profit, Planned Parenthood is able to combine federal Title X family planning funding (passed through the state) with funds raised through local fund-raising efforts to serve many more patients than the local health department can. By law, NONE of the Title X funding can be used to provide abortion, but rather provides annual gynecological exams and birth control for women who have low incomes or don't have health insurance. <br /><br />Fortunately, Mike McWherter knows how important those services are to women in Tennessee. That's why I will vote for him for Governor, and I hope all other Democrats and progressives will vote for him too!Vvixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141303457462796946noreply@blogger.com