family planning

The state health department is near certain to encounter continued opposition from the council’s Republican members.

In a 4-1 vote, the four Republicans on the New Hampshire Executive Council blocked funding for services like STD testing, cancer screenings, and contraception to over 16,000 low-income Granite Staters.

The proposed money can be used for basic reproductive health care, such as cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, birth control, annual exams, and education on abstinence and safer sex.

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Two executive councilors say they voted down the contracts because of insufficient information

New Hampshire's family planning centers often provide care for women in rural or low-income areas who don't qualify for Medicaid or insurance from their employers

The public funds in question would not have been used to provide abortions. The money was intended to provide birth control, STI and cancer screenings. The council did award funds to four clinics that don’t provide abortion services.

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