“All the bill did and say was that our state contracts were not going to be with organizations that provided elected abortions,” she explained. “So if their entire business model was dependent on the state of Florida, we don’t fund abortions anyhow, so something was messed up there.”

During the event, Republican State Representative Matt Hudson also recounted learning that “there were eight county health departments that took it upon themselves without legislative authority on their own to enter into contracts with” Planned Parenthood, which he put a stop to this year.

The new law is expected to strip Florida abortion facilities of estimated $200,000 in Medicaid funds per year. It also requires facilities to report the number of abortions and the reasons women cited for them on a monthly basis, helping to correct the significant problem of abortion under-reporting.

Despite abortion advocates’ claims that defunding will threaten access to women’s health care, Federally-Qualified Health Centers and rural health clinics outnumber Planned Parenthood locations 29 to one in Florida.

During the event, Republican State Representative Matt Hudson also recounted learning that “there were eight county health departments that took it upon themselves without legislative authority on their own to enter into contracts with” Planned Parenthood, which he put a stop to this year.

The new law is expected to strip Florida abortion facilities of estimated $200,000 in Medicaid funds per year. It also requires facilities to report the number of abortions and the reasons women cited for them on a monthly basis, helping to correct the significant problem of abortion under-reporting.

Despite abortion advocates’ claims that defunding will threaten access to women’s health care, Federally-Qualified Health Centers and rural health clinics outnumber Planned Parenthood locations 29 to one in Florida.