Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) made the following statement in response to the continued deceptive attacks on Planned Parenthood:

“This is yet another insidious effort by extremists to cut Planned Parenthood’s funding, which would result in blocking millions of women from accessing critical and lifesaving healthcare.”

Background: Planned Parenthood’s Services

In 2013, Planned Parenthood provided the following preventative services to 2.7 million women, men, and young people nationwide:

• Nearly 400,000 Pap tests
• Nearly 500,000 breast exams
• Nearly 4.5 million STI tests and treatments, including HIV tests

Eliminating Planned Parenthood’s federal funding would jeopardize the health of millions of people, especially individuals living in poverty or in rural areas.

• Over half of Planned Parenthood’s facilities are in rural or underserved areas, and for millions of people, Planned Parenthood is their only resource for reproductive healthcare.
• Sixty percent of Planned Parenthood’s patients depend on the federal Title X and Medicaid programs for their healthcare services.

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