HARTFORD – Today, State Senator Christine Cohen issued a response to Congressional Republicans considering a provision of President Trump’s budget bill that would prohibit Medicaid recipients from accessing any healthcare from a provider that also offers abortion services.
According to Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, 45% of Connecticut Planned Parenthood patients rely on the state’s Medicaid program, HUSKY. This would leave 23,000 Connecticut residents without coverage when accessing basic, reproductive healthcare.
“Three years ago, when the Supreme Court toppled Roe, Democrats warned that this was just the beginning. Republicans claimed that the decision merely ‘gave power back to the states’ to determine whether or not women could make choices about their own bodies. Since then, we have seen IVF come under attack, we have seen anti-choice states attempt to prosecute abortion providers and patients in Blue states, we have even seen a woman in Georgia be arrested for experiencing a miscarriage.”
“And now, Congressional Republicans are considering a provision that would restrict access to critical healthcare like cancer screenings, contraception, STI testing and treatment and more. Not only would this create barriers to essential services for those on HUSKY, but it would be devastating for Planned Parenthoods across the country who have already lost tens of millions in funding under the Trump administration.”
“Make no mistake, despite the American people overwhelmingly embracing choice in referendums across the country, the Right’s attack on women’s bodies will not stop until abortion is illegal in all 50-states.”
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