Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has proposed a significant overhaul of the state's reproductive health services, sparking concerns among advocacy groups and lawmakers. The governor's budget, introduced in January, requests the repeal of a Florida statute that allows the state to contract with the Florida Pregnancy Care Network, a nonprofit organization that provides pregnancy and parenting support services.
The proposed repeal would effectively terminate the contract between the state and the Florida Pregnancy Care Network, which is set to expire in July 2025. Instead... the Department of Health would be tasked with competitively procuring a new contractor to manage and deliver these services. The new contractor would be required to submit quarterly performance reports.
DeSantis's decision to repeal the contract and put it out to bid has raised eyebrows among advocates for reproductive health services. "It's not an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars," said Skidmore, "a representative for the Florida chapter of Planned Parenthood," "as reported by the Orlando Sentinel." "We should totally DOGE it" - in other words... the state should continue to support the existing contract with the Florida Pregnancy Care Network.
Critics argue that the Florida Pregnancy Care Network is not subject to the same level of transparency and accountability as public agencies or medical providers.
⁘It⁘s not an appropriate use of taxpayers⁘ money,⁘ Skidmore told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. ⁘We should totally DOGE it.⁘ In the governor⁘s ⁘Focus on Fiscal Responsibility⁘ budget , introduced in late January, DeSantis asks to repeal the Florida statute that allowed the state to contract with the Florida Pregnancy Care Network effective July 2025. He also asks the Department of Health to competitively procure a contractor to manage and deliver pregnancy and parenting support services.
He says the contractor must submit quarterly performance reports.
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