Trump signs legislation allowing states to withhold Title X funds from abortion providers like Planned Parenthood

President Donald Trumptook a big swing at Planned Parenthoodon Thursday, signing off on legislation that would allow states to withhold Title X funds from abortionproviders.Vice President Mike Pencehad all but sealed the deal on March 30, when he cast the deciding vote both in a procedural vote and in the final vote landing the bill on Trump's desk.Title X funds go toward services like cervical and breast cancer screenings, birth control, STI treatment and well-woman exams ' not abortion, thanks to the Hyde Amendment, which bans any federal dollars from funding abortionservices.Nevertheless, the Trump administration was happy to move forward with a measure that Planned Parenthoodsays impacts more than four million of their patients."Planned Parenthood strongly opposes President Trump's willingness to undermine millions of women's access to birth control through the Title X family planning program,"Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, wrote in a press release. "Four million people depend on the Title X family planning program, and by signing this bill, President Trump disregards their health and well-being."Some states have already reaffirmed their commitment to Planned Parenthood, maintaining they will continue fund the clinics even if Congress won't.On Friday, Maryland legislators ' without the signature of Gov. Larry Hogan ' passed a law that requires the state to reimburse Planned Parenthoodof any funds denied to it by the federal government, effectively making the funding of Planned Parenthoodlaw.Trump, however, offered the clinic a chance to earn back its federal funding. In March, the president dangled $550 million over Planned Parenthood's head if the clinic agreed to stop performing abortions.It was a no for Planned ParenthoodPresident Cecile Richards."That is just not going to happen," Richards told the New YorkTimes. "We would never abandon the women who count on us in exchange for cash."SEE ALSO:The 'Trumpcare' plan to defund Planned Parenthood is about a lot more than abortionsJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: I switched from Mac to Windows and I'm never going back ' here's why
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