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Women’s rights advocates and Democratic legislators gathered in the state capitol today to fight federal cuts to Planned Parenthood.

Republican members of the US House of Representatives want to eliminate all federal financing for the program that provides birth control, STD screening, and counseling. North Florida Planned Parenthood CEO Staci Fox says that’s unacceptable.

“Taking down an organization like Planned Parenthood means removing lifesaving cancer screening services and affordable access to birth control for women all over this country. This is not something that is acceptable to women,” said Fox.

The cut is part of the House budget. Now the US Senate will have to decide whether or not it wants to keep funding the program.