Governor Hassan's Statement on Executive Council Vote Against Planned Parenthood Contracts

Statement

After the Executive Council voted today along party lines against state contracts with Planned Parenthood to provide critical health services, Governor Maggie Hassan issued the following statement:

"Planned Parenthood provides critical primary and preventive health care services to thousands of New Hampshire women, including cancer screenings, birth control and STD testing. Access to these services is essential to the economic security and vitality of our families, and I am incredibly disappointed in the outcome of today's vote.

"Two years ago, we came together across party lines to restore funding for Planned Parenthood and support the critical health care services that their health centers provide to women, men and families across the state. It is clear that today's vote is the result of an ideological and political attack against Planned Parenthood and a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions, as there have been no allegations or evidence that Planned Parenthood of Northern New England has done anything but follow New Hampshire law and help thousands of women and families access health care.

"The council's vote to defund Planned Parenthood will hurt the health and economic well-being of thousands of Granite Staters. Moving forward, I will continue to fight to ensure that women and families have access to the important health services that are essential to the economic security and vitality of our families."

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