North Carolina Defunds Planned Parenthood, Lawsuit Threatened

North Carolina became the third state to defund Planned Parenthood.  The General Assembly voted to override Governor Beverly Perdue’s budget veto:

After the state House voted to override the veto, House Speaker Thom Tillis said “We think we’ve done something historic on several different levels” according to the Greensboro News-Record. Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, also a Republican, told the newspaper the state Senate would follow suit today and it did just that.

Republicans hold 31 seats in the 50-seat state Senate and that proved to be more than enough for the override.

Following the vote, the Planned Parenthood abortion business criticized state legislators because the budget provision “would effectively end state and federal funding for Planned Parenthood.”

Now we can expect a lawsuit from those taxpayer leeches:

Melissa Reed, Vice-President of Public Policy with Planned Parenthood Health Systems, threatened a lawsuit if the Senate upholds the veto override.

“Planned Parenthood in North Carolina is considering all options—including litigation—to protect the health care needs of our patients, particularly low-income women and families,” she said.

I wonder where all that “litigation” money is coming from.  Maybe they should use those funds for their purported mission, instead of shaking down North Carolina taxpayers.

Source:  http://www.lifenews.com/2011/06/15/north-carolina-becomes-third-state-to-de-fund-planned-parenthood/