You would think that the Orange County Board of Supervisors would be interested in health care for women, considering that two of the Supervisors are women, but then you would be wrong. I just received the press release below from Planned Parenthood alerting us to the fact that our useless Supervisors are not interested in supporting a breast health care program.
My sister in law’s only sister just died of breast cancer. It is a major threat to all women. Click here to read more about this threat, as it pertains to young women.
This program would have been funded by tobacco settlement money. It would have helped 400 uninsured women in Orange County.
Shame on our O.C. Supervisors – once again they have acted as partisan Talibani Republican hacks, not as non-partisan Supervisors.
Here is the full press release:
For immediate release Contact:
May 27, 2009 Stephanie Kight
714.633.6373
County denies breast cancer program for young women
The Health Care Agency of Orange County, under direction from the board of supervisors, won’t fund Planned Parenthood’s Breast Health Care Program
ORANGE, CA – Planned Parenthood President and CEO Jon Dunn has announced that the County of Orange has refused to fund a new Breast Health Care Program designed to serve hundreds of young, uninsured women in Orange County. The proposed program would have provided testing and treatment, including diagnostic procedures and follow-up care, to women who have a detected breast abnormality or who are at high-risk for breast cancer.
“What is clear about this decision,” says Dunn, “is that by denying this grant, the County of Orange has ensured that hundreds of young women will not have access to health care services that could literally save their lives. Our doctors and nurses perform more than 15,000 clinical breast exams each year, so we understand the need for this critically important program.”
Planned Parenthood submitted the program in the annual grant funding process for Tobacco Settlement Revenues (TSR), complying with the last-minute policy changes implemented by the supervisors just days before grants were due. The new TSR guidelines create oppressive restrictions on the funds, which severely limits the scope of services that community clinics can provide. Still, Planned Parenthood’s second-level breast health care program met every single restriction imposed by the supervisors, including the stipulation to house the program in a completely separate facility.
“We are very disappointed in the decision by the County of Orange to not fund the Breast Health Care Program,” says Lisa Wolter, executive director of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Orange County. “Orange County desperately needs additional breast health programs for young women. This was a good program meeting a critical need.”
Susan G. Komen for the Cure of Orange County recently published the Community Profile Report, which pointed out the huge unmet need for breast cancer screenings and treatment for young women in California – specifically in Orange County. Such procedures are largely uncovered for women younger than 40, and even harder to obtain if the woman is uninsured.
“Our commitment to high-quality health care for young women remains strong, this also includes teaching what you need to know about vaping CBD ” Dunn says. “We would like to work with the County of Orange to use TSR funds to support our Breast Health Care Program, but to date they have refused. This appears to be part of a continuing attack on Planned Parenthood and the women we serve.”
In its first year of operation, Planned Parenthood’s Breast Health Care Program would serve an estimated population of more than 400 young, uninsured women.
“By refusing to fund this program,” Dunn says, “the county is telling these 400 women – women who have nowhere else to turn to in Orange County for this type of testing and treatment – that they don’t care whether or not they have cancer; that the county doesn’t care whether they live or die.”
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Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties provides confidential, affordable, high-quality reproductive health care and fights for your fundamental right to determine your own destiny. We believe that respect and value for diversity in all aspects of our work are essential, and enable you to make responsible and informed choices through comprehensive, honest sex education and health information.
Art, you are one crazy Libertarian.
#1,
LOL! Remember, this program was to be funded by tobacco settlement money. Why not use it in this manner?
Mr. Pedroza,
My condolences on your families loss.
On the “story” – I had a different perspective when I read your headline vs the actual (news?) “release.” Btw – you didn’t mention the source … PP?
Re – OC Supervisors not using OC taxpayers funds for the political/ controversial PP – GOOD for them!!!
Vaya con Dios.
My post disappeared.
Why?
Vaya con Dios.
Now it’s back.
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Regards,
Vaya con Dios.
Sad day in the OC!
Dear Art,
Some of us do CHOC Walk for Breast Cancer. Some of us give to charitable causes such as cancer research.
Others such as yourself carp about tax money that isn’t there going for efforts you have no interest in and have never taken a moment to address, apparently, no matter how close to home it hit. Other peoples money, it seems, is a perfect answer for every problem you see.
Some Libertarian.
By the way, thanks for the sushi!
The problem with the SUPS not funding this program has nothing to do with opposing breast cancer care or using tax payers money(OMG- this regularly gets thrown around w/o much thought).
It is a political move, not fund a organization associated with abortion and no other reason.
Why beat around the bush? If women voters in significant numbers made a stink they will change their actions.
IT IS POLITICS.
Planned Parenthood needs to play the politics with their supporters in order to have influence.
A lady I used to work with at OC Health Care Agency could not believe that her 27 year old daughter had both breasts removed because of breast cancer. Her daughter recently had a third surgery.
The irony of this is that the OC Supervisors refuse to fund testing for breast cancer for young women, yet the disease is so costly, these young women (like my former coworkers daughter) will cost the County, State and Federal governments so much more money in Medi-Cal expenses.
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More money to Planned Parent Hood (another non-profit scam)for another one of their great programs to the vunerable and underserved.
Art give me a break!! Breast care what the hell does that mean??? Really??
Play a dvd on breast cancer and preventive care in schools it will cost millions less to tax payers.
If you care to look it up one of the reason’s i am so angery about the use of the prop 10 money to fund stupid programs to the underserved, is becasue prop 10 money took away funds for breast cancer research!! (FROM EVERY WOMAN INCLUDING THE UNDERSERVED AND VUNERBLE WOMEN)
I use Underserved and Vunerable because it is the script to scam taxpayers out of money to fund government and non-profits that make money off illegal immigrants “the poor and underserved”, while screwing the taxpayer.
And when the poor and underserved go to get advice from the clinic’s of planned parent hood, regarding “BREAST CARE”,do you think it will be free?? NO MEDICAL!!
As a Nurse working in the field i new many women who had breast cancer wait to get care, because they could not afford to pay for the high prem’s/copays of health care cost,due to the large majority of unisured illegal immigrants in this state!!
And dont worry the so call demlicans, will pay up for this stupid program, because it make’s their rich friends richer!!
open your mind as well as your heart Art!!
Terry and Michelle,
You two don’t get it. This program was supposed to use tobacco settlement money – not tax money. Read the article before you froth at the mouth.
Art,
Prop 10 is money from tabacco TAX!!
Its a TAX!! people pay it to the GOV. then the GOV spends it on stupit program’s and takes it away from programs that it was suppose to support Early childhood development for 0-5 children of all income’s and of course smoking prevention programs.
Instead they use it for a socialistic bananza to the underserved and vunerable to fund programs like HABLA!!!
The money could be used to fund Breast Cancer Research.
Art, i dont think you get it!
your right Art, i looked it up and it is another scam on taxpayer’s who smoke!
So Planned Parent Hood is double Dipping!!
Does that surprise me??? AAAAAAAAAAH NO!
Art
You LOSE! Tobacco Tax Money used for your pet projects is just tax money from the poorest among us.
Maybe you ought to think more clearly before you bash those who actually care about our personal resources and personal values.
Terry,
You are not getting this at all. This is not tax money – it came from a settlement with tobacco manufacturers. Whether that was wrong or right is debatable, but the money is there and has to be used.
Again, why not use it for breast cancer scans for young women with no insurance?
Art,
As usual, you leave your readers feeling you’re illiterate or banging their heads against the wall… exactly what do you think happens when you “tax” the tobacco companies with lawsuits? They raise their prices. You know who pays… and you dont care!
Quit shilling for the tax and spenders.
The better question here is, come clean with what you stand to gain…
Michelle Quinn you give me a headache. I doubt you’re a nurse. You couldn’t pass a spelling test. I’m guessing your I.Q. is below 70.
Beep Beep.
I have done a lot of work to support cancer patents in the community. It’s a shame that the OC Supervisors are so quick to pass an ordinance to restrict registered sex offenders (did their time and punishment) from parks and beaches. The police, probation officers and DA are doing a great job.
Why add more funding to this endeavor when programs like this can help many more people and not hurt others that are just trying to get on with their lives. I believe it is politics. Me? I understand that planned parenthood does much more than perform abortions. It’s a valuable source of education and treatment for women and others.
Those that read this write or call the OC Supervisors. Together we can make a difference!