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Walker’s elimination of family planning funds could jeopardize federal dollars, close clinics | Defend Wisconsin #WeAreWI #WIUnion

Walker’s elimination of family planning funds could jeopardize federal dollars, close clinics | Defend Wisconsin

Walker’s elimination of family planning funds could jeopardize federal dollars, close clinics

Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal to eliminate all state funding for family planning services for low-income residents could also jeopardize federal dollars for pregnancy prevention.

“We just don’t know yet how that would work,” says Beth Kaplan, a spokeswoman with the state Department of Health Services.

In the last two years, the state has spent $1.9 million annually on federal planning services at