[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 27 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN SUPPORT OF TITLE X FUNDING

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 17, 2011

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of the Lowey 
amendment which restores lifesaving medical services to millions of 
young and low-income women and men who receive their basic health care 
through the 4,400 clinics nationwide receiving Title X funds. Let's be 
very clear about what services Title X family planning programs do and 
do not provide. First off and very importantly, federal law prohibits 
any Title X money from being used for abortion care. Plain and simple.
  Instead, these monies go toward breast and cervical cancer 
screenings, hypertension and blood pressure measurement, prenatal, 
post-partum and well-baby care, birth control and abstinence education.
  The statistics speak for themselves: contraceptive services at Title 
X centers annually prevent 973,000 unintended pregnancies, which would 
result in 433,000 unplanned births, 406,000 abortions, and 134,000 
miscarriages. Slashing this funding actually has the opposite effect of 
the so-called ``pro-life'' majority. Not only would the number of 
abortions rise by 40% if these funds are cut, defunding Title X 
jeopardizes the millions of women and their babies who benefit from 
these clinics.
  Given the objective benefits of this program which include annual 
savings of $3.4 billion, it is unclear how the anti-choice, Republican 
majority concludes that attacking and eliminating women's basic health 
care will improve our economy, erase our deficit, or create one single 
job. Once again, the message this majority is sending to women across 
this country is clear: They do not trust you to make your own decisions 
about your own body and will cut or eliminate programs that help you do 
so.

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