Trump Defunds Planned Parenthood Abortions

We love our President!

That’s gonna piss off the baby killers.

Not sure.

I just found it odd that I haven’t seen this discussed here.

I think the Hyde Amendment just prohibits federal funds to be used for abortions. But I dont think it required separation of the entries. So PP could essentially subsidize their abortions with the money it received for other services. This way, there have to be 2 entities or accounts so the $$ only goes to the no abortions one.

Hyde amendment has been under attack. Perhaps trump is going to push for it to be made permanent law. Dems like Kaine, who used to support the amendment have recently come out against it. I’m amazed the changed their stance.

This also requires different accounting, right?

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I think the Hyde Amendment just prohibits federal funds to be used for abortions. But I dont think it required separation of the entries. So PP could essentially subsidize their abortions with the money it received for other services. This way, there have to be 2 entities or accounts so the $$ only goes to the no abortions one.

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as I understand it, the governmental funding for entities such as Planned Parenthood tends to pay toward all of the physical plant, overhead, staff salaries, etcetra.. The fees for the actual abortion procedure seem basically to be set “at direct cost,“ or something near it ... given that salaries and other costs are funded elsewhere.

It seems like a work-around versus the Hyde Amendment, but a legal one.

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Does the Hyde Amendment not already require this?

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No.

Not only separate accounting but separate locations (per article)

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Under the new directive, which will take effect in 60 days, organizations receiving Title X funding have 120 days to financially separate their family planning and abortion operations and one year to physically separate their family planning and abortion operations.

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Meh, I get the symbolism of this move, but I don't support it.

Again, let the Progressives abort themselves. I'll gladly pay taxes toward that effort.

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Under the new directive, which will take effect in 60 days, organizations receiving Title X funding have 120 days to financially separate their family planning and abortion operations and one year to physically separate their family planning and abortion operations.

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I suspect that the separate accounting already exists internally. This will just make it available to the public.

I do wonder whether a regulatory requirement for separate facilities would have any direct statutory authorization. Anyone know?

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I suspect that the separate accounting already exists internally. This will just make it available to the public

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It's a con.

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I do wonder whether a regulatory requirement for separate facilities would have any direct statutory authorization. Anyone know

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The only clean way to separate finances and ensure govt funding is not used for abortion is to separate facilities, administration, and staff.

Otherwise you need a complicated direct and indirect cost allocation method that would be abused to achieve the outcome desired rather than ensure the directive.

Sophisticated corporations with talented people have immense trouble with allocations and price transfers, there's no way the type of loon that would work for planned parenthood could do it.