Majority Republicans in the Ohio House have approved a Senate-passed bill to defund Planned Parenthood. The measure now goes to Governor John Kasich. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.
That bill strips from the organization more than $1.3 million earmarked for cancer
screenings, HIV testing and services other than abortions. But backers of this bill
say the money would be better spent at community health clinics throughout the
state. Opponents of the bill say there are not enough clinics throughout Ohio that
can provide those services. The bill had to come through the House again because the
Senate added $250,000 to combat infant mortality. And even though Democrats said
they liked that part of the plan, most voted against the bill. Stephanie Kight with
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio said she doesn't think it's an accident that
Kasich will be signing the bill after the New Hampshire primary yet before the one
in conservative South Carolina.