Fri Jan 14, 2022 – 11:30 am EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The New Hampshire Executive Council on Wednesday rejected for the third time in five months a proposal to give $1 million to three abortion facilities for “family planning” purposes.
The money would go for birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and cancer screenings, according to Planned Parenthood. However, pro-life activists have said the fungibility of dollars means that any money that goes to Planned Parenthood and other facilities ends up underwriting abortions.
The abortion lobby and New Hampshire’s Republican Gov. Chris Sununu supported the proposed contract. However, in 2015, while a member of the Executive Council, Sununu supported defunding Planned Parenthood over fetal tissue trafficking concerns raised by David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress.
The Executive Council, which must approve state contracts and appointments, voted 4-1 against a proposal to “provide reproductive and sexual health services to individuals in need with a heightened focus on vulnerable and/or low-income populations.”
Planned Parenthood criticized the vote.
“This is yet another vote to dismantle the state family planning program and it is irresponsible and will cause irreparable harm to our network of care.
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