The blog The Brief: Top Texas News for March 9, 2012 On The Texas Tribune explains to Texans a bit about Governor Perry's attempt to sustain the Women's Health Program alive regardless of funding from the Federal Government or not. Basically they are trying to say that Perry wants to keep the program alive, yet it wants to get rid of one of the major providers, Planned Parenthood, for the program even though about 130,000 participants receive services from them. They claim that Planned Parenthood should be eliminated from being a part of the Women's Health Program only because it involves abortions in their services. They also let us know that the Obama administration isn't very fond of that idea and they will not provide funding for Texas' Women's Health Program if that happens. Agreeing with Perry to keep the program in Texas is great, but not so much encouraging to do away with Planned Parenthood.
I honestly believe that keeping the Women's Health Program is a necessity for the Health and Human Services Commission. Getting Medicaid from the HHSC is based on low income and it's very hard to get into the program unless you completely don't have a job or have a large number of kids and don't make enough. Having the Women's Health Program also is for people with low income, but it's more flexible in getting accepted into the program and you can still have an okay paying job. I agree and am behind Perry in keeping the program, but I disagree with him in doing away with Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is getting criticized for abortions, but Perry isn't looking beyond that. I feel like he should look more on what all Planned Parenthood has to offer other than just abortions. It's not like abortions are funded by the program anyway, so why should it matter? Let's keep Planned Parenthood alive as well; we need their other services.
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