Defunding Planned Parenthood Hurts the Poor and Rural, Say Congressional Analysts
“That assessment aligns with the 54 percent of Planned Parenthood health centers serving ‘health professional shortage areas, rural or medically underserved areas,’ according to a fact sheet from Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The community health centers Republicans have falsely propped up as an alternative to Planned Parenthood are not prepared to fill the gap in care, even with a $422 million infusion under the AHCA.
By the CBO’s accounting, about 15 percent of people ‘in areas without other health care clinics or medical practitioners who serve low-income populations’ would lose access to care.”