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Senate Appropriations reviews $100,000 Planned Parenthood grant for medication abortion drugs
Summary
The Department of Health asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to add $100,000 in general funds so Planned Parenthood of Northern New England can stock medications used for medication abortion; the department described the payment as a one-year stock though later comments suggested supply might last longer.
The Vermont Department of Health asked the Senate Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21 to approve a $100,000 general fund appropriation to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England to purchase medications used for medication abortion.
The department’s presentation said, “This will provide a 1 year stock of the 2 medications that are used for medication abortion, which are mifepristone and misoprostol. And that will assure uninterrupted access to care for patients,” Commissioner Mark Levine said.
The departme…
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