WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has vowed to “defund” Planned Parenthood in upcoming legislation. This would effectively block patients who rely on federally subsidized health care ― about 60 percent of Planned Parenthood’s 2.5 million patients ― from choosing Planned Parenthood for their health care. “It’s important to understand that Planned Parenthood works like every hospital, every other health care provider in this country. We get reimbursed for preventative health care, period, end of story,” Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, told The Huffington Post on Wednesday. Democrats, meanwhile, have the numbers in the Senate to block any bill that “defunds” Planned Parenthood, and they’ve vowed to do so.

Source: Huffington Post March 06, 2017 10:46 UTC