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Florida Anti-Abortion Funding History<\/em><\/h2>\n

As the Florida Department of Health notes, comprehensive family planning services decrease the rate of unintended pregnancies and the incidence of abortion. Still, on November 4, 2004, then-Governor Jeb Bush signed an executive order bringing Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program to fruition<\/a>. Florida first allocated state funding to the program through the 2006 state budget via the funding allocated to the Department of Health (DOH).[1]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 The same year, Florida Pregnancy Care Network was contracted to manage the program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Florida Legislature allocated funding for the program in the state budget for the first time in 2006 at $2 million.[2]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0 Allocations continued at a rate of $2 million per year, until funding was increased to $4 million<\/a> in 2015. Funding remains at $4 million per year.[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

From 2011 to 2019, $1.5 million to $2 million of the Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program\u2019s allocation came from the state\u2019s rape crisis program trust fund. This fund was created within DOH \u201cfor the purpose of providing funds for rape crisis centers in the state.\u201d\u00a0 Despite rape crisis funds being funneled to <\/strong>the Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program, none of its local programs or the network that oversees it promote, nor seem capable of, providing rape crisis services. <\/strong>Former Governor Rick Scott vetoed additional funding for Florida\u2019s Rape Crisis Centers in 2014.[4]<\/sup><\/a> The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, Inc. is currently contracted with the State to oversee the network of rape crisis centers. These centers are required to have an independent on-site review every other year to ensure compliance. Services at a rape crisis center can include forensic exams, support groups, and therapy, services that are far more advanced than those provided at anti-abortion pregnancy centers.<\/p>\n

Despite lax State requirements, the Florida Pregnancy Support Services Program continuously receives more funding through the state legislature\u2019s budget. This stands in stark contrast to how the Florida government handles comprehensive family planning funding, which has stringent requirements and is primarily funded through federal Title X funds. Family planning services<\/a> consist of \u201caccess to FDA-approved contraceptive methods,\u201d pregnancy testing and options counseling, and preventative services, such as \u201cscreening for hypertension, breast and cervical cancer, and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.\u201d As noted by the Florida Department of Health, comprehensive family planning services, like contraception and preventative care, prevents the rate of unintended pregnancy, which \u201creduces the incidence of abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family planning funding in Florida has relied primarily on the federal government, specifically the Title X Family Planning Program<\/a>: a federal grant program to provide comprehensive family planning services and preventative health care. President Richard Nixon signed the Title X program into law in 1970,[5]<\/sup><\/a> and for 50 years it has been the only federally funded program solely dedicated to funding family planning services<\/a> for uninsured or underinsured people and people with no or low incomes.<\/p>\n

Title X grantees are subject to federal scrutiny and are required to report patient socioeconomic information as well as data on services performed. Patient socioeconomic information<\/a> includes:<\/p>\n