The Trump Administration, steered by the guy who’s had three wives and who (allegedly) cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star (this guy knows women!) has proposed a rule change to Title X, a federal grant program that provides funding to organizations providing family planning services. The rule change would prohibit Title X funding for organizations that offer abortions … [Read more...] about President P-Grabber wants to cut funds for Planned Parenthood
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2017 MauiTime Year In Review
It’s been a helluva year, and that’s not a good thing. For the United States, the watchwords for 2017 have been violence and hatred–against women, African-Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals and basically everyone who isn’t a straight white male. You don’t have to be a master at reading the room to know that greed and ignorance are triumphing over notions of cooperation … [Read more...] about 2017 MauiTime Year In Review
Planned Parenthood in Hawaii denounces Trump Administration’s curtailing of birth control protections
It's quite remarkable to see just how much the Trump Administration–and the Republican Party as a whole–hates women. Nearly everything they do in some way exerts control over women–whether its restricting their access to healthcare, abortion or just plain attacking civil rights. It's like they're using Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale not as a warning of a dystopian … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood in Hawaii denounces Trump Administration’s curtailing of birth control protections
Planned Parenthood Hawaii lobbying arm really happy health care repeal died in the U.S. Senate
So last night, after months–no, years–of loudly and proudly promising to obliterate the Affordable Care Act, the biggest legislative achievement of President Barack Obama's administration, the Republicans who control the U.S. Senate failed to pass their last-ditch repeal bill (written earlier that afternoon). The vote was 51-49, with all 48 Democrats and three Republicans–Lisa … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood Hawaii lobbying arm really happy health care repeal died in the U.S. Senate
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signs pregnancy center protection bill
And now for some good news for anyone who values women's health. Earlier this week Hawaii Governor David Ige signed SB 501 into law. Now known as the Act 200, the new law now requires so-called "limited service pregnancy centers (LSPCs)" to offer complete information about reproductive health services to any women who come in seeking help (click here for a story we published in … [Read more...] about Hawaii Gov. David Ige signs pregnancy center protection bill