HELENA - services of family planning of Flathead in Kalispell, about 3,200 people - many of them uninsured health or money - visit in a year to obtain physical exams, contraception, pregnancy testing and other reproductive health services.
However, the Republican majority in the House of Montana has voted to cut almost all federal and State family planning funds in the health of the State budget, podas a considerable portion of money from the budget of the Centre Kalispell and 13 other similar clinics around Montana.
"There is no way that would have the ability of women more than 3,200 would have to see if we do not have the family planning clinic," says Wendy Doely, who heads the family planning clinic and a Community Health Center adjacent to. "I think that it is probably true in every corner of the State".
The House of Montana voted 53-47 last Friday to remove $ 4.7 million in federal funding of family planning of the budget of the State for the next two years - money that has been in the budget of Montana for decades.
Previously, House and Senate Republicans also voted to remove $ 1 million in State funding for contraception - money that goes to the same clinics - and rejected a proposal for management of Schweitzer spend another $ 1.2 million in federal funds available contraception pass low income and status.
The budget approved by the Parliament draft legislation now advances to the Senate, where Republicans have a majority of 28-22.
State health officials say that the federal money for family planning helps finance services statewide almost 28,000 people last year, most of them low-income women.
"East (budget cuts) is an attack against women," says Anna Whiting Sorrell, director of the State Department of health and human services. "Family planning clinics are where many low-income women obtain their primary health care (health)".
These propose and support the purge of the funds from the budget of the State family planning say that it is not a good use of taxpayers money - and time that it is not the time to spend tax dollars wasted.
"I think (family planning) is a matter of personal responsibility," said Deputy John Esp, R-Big wood, who proposed the removal of funds from the State. "There are so many other priorities to meet".
Some also say that they are voting to remove the funds because much of the money going to Planned Parenthood of Montana, who performs abortions.
"There are many people who do not like their money to the family planning," says Deputy Wendy Warburton, R-Le Havre, a vocal opponent of abortion. "When we have to really hard cuts in other areas, I think they resent their tax goes to the planning of the family of dollars".
Family planning, the most important provider of abortion in Montana, receives about half of the $ 5.7 million in State and federal family planning money, for use in their Great Falls health clinicsMissoula, Helena, and invoices.
By law, none of that money can be used for abortion or abortion-related services. Other clinics in Montana that receives the money to perform abortions.
The planning of the family of money represents a sixth part of the budget for family planning in Montana and is used to pay for contraceptives and other services, such as health examinations and tests for cervical cancer, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, says Stacey Anderson, director of public affairs of Planned Parenthood of Montana.
Anderson and clinic administrators say many women using family planning services may not receive attention in other places.
They argue that funds abortion prevention and they save money, providing contraceptive methods to prevent unwanted pregnancies, which could lead to a birth covered by health programmes financed by public funds.
"You're going to pay for birth control, or you will pay someone to have a baby," said Stephanie McDowell, associate director of clinical Bozeman Bridger, that 5,700 people per year and get about a quarter of their funds from the family planning money.
Legislative Carolyn Squires, D-Missoula, a former nurse who voted against cutting the funds, said that he does not understand why opponents of abortion would vote to cut funding for contraception.
"Do if you're going to complain about having many abortions, why take the agency that can provide contraceptives?", question. "The people on limited incomes cannot access (contraception)".
Warburton, however, does not buy the argument of contraception-evita-abortion.
It says that the abortion rate has not declined drastically despite continuous public funding of contraception.
In Montana, the number of abortions in 1982 at 4,175, gradually fell to about 2,200 in 2002, but it has held steady since then.
"Decades" of family planning, billions of dollars (national), which have not changed the numbers given, said Warburton. "It certainly does not justify giving them more money for the taxpayer".
Warburton also noted that the Republicans in Congress voted to cut federal funds for family planning. The vote on last week to cut off the funds in Montana was a form of Republicans in the House here show support for that effort, he said.
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