Raul Ruiz said "So in terms of access, in terms of a young woman's ability to get their pap smears going to an underserved area where the only providers are those receiving Title X funds, 98 percent of the services are for oral contraception, family planning, counseling, and breast exams, as well as pap smears, et cetera, for cancer prevention, you think by defunding them or making it hard for them to function in their clinic, when they are the only clinic in that community, is going to increase healthcare access for women?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 11, 2019

So in terms of access, in terms of a young woman's ability to get their pap smears going to an underserved area where the only providers are those receiving Title X funds, 98 percent of the services are for oral contraception, family planning, counseling, and breast exams, as well as pap smears, et cetera, for cancer prevention, you think by defunding them or making it hard for them to function in their clinic, when they are the only clinic in that community, is going to increase healthcare access for women?

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Raul Ruiz

Democratic · California

Source

congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Ruiz questions whether defunding Title X will improve healthcare access for women in underserved areas.

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