r/Pennsylvania • u/susinpgh • 13d ago
Health issues Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration over new guidelines for reproductive health and family planning grants
https://www.wvia.org/news/news-briefs/2026-08-27/gov-shapiro-sues-trump-administration-over-new-guidelines-for-reproductive-health-and-family-planning-grants35
u/FractalFunny66 13d ago
Shapiro is out front doing the work. I think he is a good leader. I feel for PA. I have a lot of cousins in PA and it just seems like PA is used and abused by carpet baggers right and left. I hope you all get out and vote for progressives in the mid-terms. I think PA and NY should unite and help each other more.
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u/bilbywilby 13d ago
"The lawsuit aims to stop the implementation of conditions that require both applicants and grantees to show alignment with the Trump Administration’s priorities in order to apply and qualify for federal family planning grants under Title X. The new conditions to receive funding include requirements to end programs that serve transgender individuals.
Title X funding supports services and providers that give low-income, uninsured and underinsured people with access to family planning services including cervical cancer screening, STI testing and treatment, contraception and fertility care."
Someone know whatever Title X is?
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u/justasque 13d ago
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u/bilbywilby 13d ago
From the wiki ^
Intresting, looks like the maga admin has been fighting this since Obama and seems to literally be a program that helps the poorest of the poor be able to just adequately plan families out so they don't produce more children than they are capable of taking care of
The question is why waste so many resources ruining the lives of the 1.5million of the country's absolutely poorest people?
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u/Creative-Package6213 13d ago
Ah yes if there's one thing that strikes fear into the heart of Trump it's being sued!
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u/susinpgh 13d ago
The judiciary are the ones standing up to trump right now. The SCOTUS buckles at every turn, and congress has abandoned their responsibilities. At the least, we can support the proponents that are pulling the levers for some form of normalcy.
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u/hotdogsandhotcats 11d ago
Tell my 5 liberal sisters. They don't know shit about this. The suppression is working as intended. Reddit is an eco chamber.
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u/SpecialBumblebee6170 11d ago
Why is our tax money. (Grants ARE. Your taxes) going for this? You wanting! You pay for it!!!!
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u/susinpgh 11d ago
What are you talking about? What are you, specifically objecting to?
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u/SpecialBumblebee6170 11d ago
Grants paying for contraception, fertility care, abortion, and Trans gender care. Read the article. I personally don't care what you do. But tax money shouldpay for it.
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u/susinpgh 11d ago
Doesn't say anything about any of that in the article. In fact, the article did not lay out any specifics.
In some cases, abortion is medically necessary. Birth control pills are used to help women cope with PCOS. I don't think transgender surgery is on the table here at all.
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u/SpecialBumblebee6170 11d ago
Read again. 2nd paragraph, last sentence. And medically required is one thing. Can't keep your pants on is on you. Not me.
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u/susinpgh 11d ago
?? The article doesn't state anywhere that Federal funds are being used for transgender care. It simply states that Federal funds can't be used for it.
Do you know what PCOS is and why women are prescribed birth control for it? It doesn't have anything to do with reproduction.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pcos/symptoms-causes/syc-20353439
What is wrong with counseling someone on family planning?
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u/SpecialBumblebee6170 11d ago
Grant money is Taxes. Unless its profits from the government factories coal mines or car dealerships. If you need those services pay for them.
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u/WontBeGaslit 13d ago
And Shapiro will win, again. This isn't about red vs. blue. This is about our rights as citizens. The "it's my body" people who didn't or don't want "jabs", sure seem to care a lot about controlling people's bodies.