Oppose federal funding restrictions on family-planning providers

Shaheen opposes the global and domestic “Gag Rule,” which blocks federal funding for family-planning programs at home and abroad when the programs also provide abortion. She has also worked to block cuts to Planned Parenthood, which provides birth control, cancer screenings and other health services.

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In their own words

blocks federal funding for family planning programs at home and abroad if they also provide abortion

The source

Jeanne Shaheen: Fighting for Women’s Rights

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