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Medicaid recipients have right to choose providers: White House

(NEWSER) - Indiana’s new law that strips Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds took effect on May 10—but it's subject to federal review, and the White House says it won’t approve the measure. The Obama administration, which says the law denies Medicaid recipients’ right to choose healthcare providers, has 90 days to act, and federal officials can opt to withhold the state’s Medicaid funding if it feels its program doesn't comply with federal law, the New York Times reports. But such a move would ultimately harm those who the federal government wants to care for. More»

Will seek restraining order to halt defunding

(NEWSER) - Mitch Daniels signed a bill yesterday to defund Planned Parenthood in Indiana effective immediately, but the organization says it will try to prevent the move by seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction with the help of the ACLU. The bill cuts off government funding to any entity that offers abortions, but since hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers are exempted, it affects only Planned Parenthood, USA Today reports. Daniels says the organization "can resume receiving taxpayer dollars immediately by ceasing or separating its operations that perform abortions." More»

(NEWSER) - In this tough economy, requests for long-term contraceptives and abortions have spiked at family planning clinics, reports the Los Angeles Times. Planned Parenthood of LA County has seen its caseload jump 15% in just a year, and requests for IUDs nearly doubled in the first quarter compared to a year ago. A recent Gallup poll showed a correlation between finances and family planning. More»

Parodies the 'war on women' in new Funny or Die video

(NEWSER) - What’s this about the Republicans waging a War on Women? Some women actually want nothing more than for the GOP to get all up in their business, argues Kate Beckinsale in a new Funny or Die video that is quite liberal in its use of the word “vagina.” Beckinsale, joined by Judy Greer and Andrea Savage, insists that as a woman, there’s nothing she wants more than to have all those hard reproductive decisions made for her by male politicians. More»

Jan Brewer cuts off abortion providers from state money

(AP) - Gov. Jan Brewer yesterday signed into law a bill to cut off Planned Parenthood's access to taxpayer money funneled through the state for non-abortion services. Arizona already bars use of public money for abortions except to save the life of the mother. But anti-abortion legislators and other supporters of the bill say the broader prohibition is needed to ensure no public money indirectly supports abortion services. More»