Mar 24 2011
Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., takes a strong position on this funding issue.
CBS News: Scott Brown: Funding Ban For Planned Parenthood 'Goes Too Far'
Brown joins Republican Sens. Susan Collins, of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, in opposing the measure. The Republican-controlled House voted last month to pass the proposal, which would cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood and eliminate a program called Title X, which provides aid for family planning and reproductive health (Madison, 3/22).
Politico: On Congress: Scott Brown Opposed To Defunding Planned Parenthood
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said Tuesday that he opposes House GOP efforts to choke off funding for Planned Parenthood as part of the ongoing budget negotiations between the two chambers (Raju, 3/22).
Earlier, related, Kaiser Health News coverage: A Guide To GOP Proposals On Family Planning Funds (Miles, 3/9).
 This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.
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