H. R. 3134 Task 1

H.R. 3134 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 was introduced in the House on July 21, 2015 by the Republican Representative Diane Black of Tennessee. This bill passes House amended on September 18, 2015 and is currently places on Senate Legislative calendar under general orders (Civic Impulse, 2016). H.R. 3134 wants to suspend federal funds to FFPA and its affiliates that performed abortion for one year, and the funding is redirected to community health centers instead. However, the federal funds continue if any affiliates are willing to cease abortion services. The restriction on abortion is not apply to cases of rape, incest or endangerment of a woman’s life if an abortion is not performed.
Evaluation of Bill Evaluative criteria of effective, efficient, and equitable appears in Appendix A
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CBO expects that most Medicaid beneficiaries currently served by PPFA will become self-pay to continue receiving the needed service is unrealistic since half of the PPFA facilities are located in medically underserved communities and serve low-income population who will not receive the care otherwise. PPFA takes care of millions of patients annually across the U. S., and has become an integrate part of the nation’s health care system. The health centers provide birth control, legal abortion and basic sexually transmitted infections preventive care and treatment. Therefore, defund of PPFA is not efficient nor equitable in saving the federal spending and diverting the services to other health