Republican
House leadership, in an extreme move out of step with
mainstream American values, passed the Pence Amendment to the
House Appropriations Continuing Resolution which bans ALL
Planned Parenthoods from receiving any federal funds.
However Cooke said too much funding aimed at improving Aboriginal health is still administered by
mainstream health providers and there is great concern with «silence on a number of key issues relating to Aboriginal health», failure to fully fund the Implementation
Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Plan 2013 - 2023, and lack of commitment to a national strategy to address the social determinants of health, such as early childhood education for the under 5s, appropriate
housing and meaningful employment..