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Gov. Rick Scott Only Cares About Babies Until They're Born, Cuts Pregnancy Programs

Gov. Rick Scott only cares about fetuses, not actual babies.Florida's Gov. Rick Scott is someone who should be shunned by decent people, but unfortunately we no longer have a culture that cares about things like decency. Instead, we give them

Gov. Rick Scott only cares about fetuses, not actual babies.
Florida's Gov. Rick Scott is someone who should be shunned by decent people, but unfortunately we no longer have a culture that cares about things like decency. Instead, we give them reality TV shows and encourage them to run for president:

Last week, Gov. Rick Scott signed the state’s budget, which proposed reductions to health services for women and children. He also vetoed millions more in health service projects set aside specifically for women and children. Programs that aim to lower infant mortality and increase women’s health in the state have seen a major setback since Scott took office.

#add a test for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease, or SCID, to the list of genetic diseases newborns are tested for in Florida.#cut funding for Healthy Start coalitions in Florida about 15 percent across the board. Healthy Start also lost $700,000 for programs in Orange and Gadsden counties that would have provided at-home nurse assistance for at-risk first-time mothers. #

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