Kansas GOP Pushes 'Abortion Crisis Center' Alternatives In Legislation

The biggest argument with this tactic is that it's kind of a bait & switch.

Then again . . .

It might also be hard to deny that women in search of abortions don't have a lot of support in the first place and ANYBODY looking to help them in order to save lives isn't REALLY doing such a horrible thing. 

It's not like somebody is trying to do something really horrible like trick them into buying a Chrysler. 

More importantly, here's a peek at the policy . . .

"House Bill 2789 would divert $4 million from the Kansas General Fund each year to a “pregnancy compassion program” intended to steer women with unplanned pregnancies away from abortion and toward childbirth.

"The legislation would expand and rename a $2 million “alternatives to abortion” program that Kansas Republicans created through a budget item last year. It would effectively double the amount of taxpayer money going to maternity homes, adoption assistance groups and anti-abortion counseling centers across the state.

"Kansas has more than 50 of the centers, which are also known as crisis pregnancy centers or pregnancy resource centers. Usually faith-affiliated, the organizations offer resources to Kansans with unplanned pregnancies including parenting classes, free baby supplies and emotional support. They also discourage women from getting abortions.

"At a committee hearing on the bill, center operators told lawmakers the groups fill critical gaps in the social safety net for young and low-income mothers."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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