{"id":1954008,"date":"2023-06-22T10:50:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-republican-calls-xavier-becerra-malicious-for-axing-funding-over-abortion-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T10:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:52:07","slug":"tennessee-republican-calls-xavier-becerra-malicious-for-axing-funding-over-abortion-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-republican-calls-xavier-becerra-malicious-for-axing-funding-over-abortion-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Republican criticizes Xavier Becerra for cutting funding due to abortion ban."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-republican-calls-xavier-becerra-malicious-for-axing-funding-over-abortion-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1954008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Mark Green Slams HHS Secretary&#8217;s Decision to Revoke Funding<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) strongly criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra&#8217;s recent decision to withdraw millions of dollars in federal family planning funding from Tennessee due to the state&#8217;s abortion ban. In a letter sent on Wednesday, Green described the move as &#8220;arbitrary and malicious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Green emphasized that Title X funding is explicitly prohibited from being used for abortions. He expressed his disbelief at HHS&#8217;s decision to eliminate Tennessee&#8217;s funding based on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-to-hear-appeal-over-ky-abortion-law\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to hear appeal over Ky. abortion law\">pro-life laws<\/a>, calling it ridiculous. He questioned how the Biden administration could claim to be pro-woman while cutting off low-income women in Tennessee from essential services such as cancer screenings and pregnancy counseling. Green labeled the administration&#8217;s actions as hypocritical.<\/p>\n<h3>The Importance of Title X Funding<\/h3>\n<p>Title X is a program that provides federal funds to states, enabling low-income individuals to access family planning and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-pro-life-policies-joe-biden-has-scrapped-in-his-first-100-days\/\" title=\"4 Pro-Life Policies Joe Biden Has Scrapped In His First 100 Days\">preventive health services<\/a>. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-republican-calls-xavier-becerra-malicious-for-axing-funding-over-abortion-ban\/\" title=\"Tennessee Republican criticizes Xavier Becerra for cutting funding due to abortion ban.\">services include birth control<\/a>, pregnancy testing, and cancer screenings. While federal dollars cannot be used for abortions, healthcare providers are required to provide information about all treatment options, including abortions, to patients who have a positive pregnancy test.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee&#8217;s Abortion Ban and its Impact<\/p>\n<p>However, when Tennessee implemented its abortion ban in August 2022, state law mandated that healthcare providers only share information about options that are legal within the state. This requirement put the state at odds with the Title X statute.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mark Green&#8217;s Background and Stance<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mark Green, a former Army flight surgeon who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, has a background in emergency medicine administration. He founded two free medical clinics in Tennessee and has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-pro-life-gop-a-winning-2024-strategy-survey-data-challenges-democrat-and-media-assumptions\/\" title=\"IN-DEPTH: Pro-Life GOP a Winning 2024 Strategy? Survey Data Challenges Democrat and Media Assumptions\">strong pro-life stance<\/a>, earning an A+ rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to Address the Funding Loss<\/p>\n<p>In response to the loss of federal funding, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee introduced a budget amendment to compensate for the funding gap and ensure continued care for low-income Tennesseans.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns Addressed by HHS<\/p>\n<p>In June 2022, the HHS Office of Population Affairs released a document addressing concerns about changes to Title X following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization ruling, which weakened federal constitutional protections for abortion. The document clarified that healthcare providers are still obligated to provide information and counseling about abortion, regardless of its legality in the state. It also emphasized that there are no geographic limits for Title X recipients when making referrals, even if it requires crossing state lines.<\/p>\n<p>Green&#8217;s Opposition to HHS Rule<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Green argues that the enforcement of the HHS rule not only goes against the original intent of Title X but also contradicts the Dobbs decision.<\/p>\n<p>Green&#8217;s Message to HHS Secretary Becerra<\/p>\n<p>In his letter, Green criticized HHS Secretary Becerra&#8217;s understanding of statutory laws and accused the department of targeting Tennesseans due to the administration&#8217;s support for the pro-abortion agenda. Green urged HHS to either restore Tennessee&#8217;s rightful status under Title X or risk further alienating the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra&#8217;s move to withdraw federal family planning funds due to the state&#8217;s abortion ban. Green called it &#8220;arbitrary and malicious&#8221; in a letter sent on Wednesday. Green emphasized that Title X funding cannot be used for abortions, making HHS&#8217;s decision unwarranted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1954009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}