President Trump’s action would not allow any facilities that provide abortions to be funded by taxpayer dollars, according to The New York Times. However, access to abortions are a critical aspect of women’s health and religious disputes against a medical practice should not be turned into law.

Taxpayers may not support the military, but they still pay taxes to support it. Similarly, taxes can still fund abortions even if citizens don’t support them because the tax dollars are funding a women’s choice rather than the abortion itself.

This issue requires a separation between church and state. If funds are cut from Planned Parenthood, not only is the Trump administration blatantly ignoring women’s rights to healthcare, funding will be channeled toward Christian organizations, according to The New York Times.

This ignores the separation between church and state covered by the First Amendment which is immoral and one-sided.

Non-Christians make up 27 percent of Americans, according to Gallup, who now will have to fund organizations of other religions.

It is the responsibility of the taxpayers to fund necessary medical procedures whether they are life-threatening or not. There are many people who do not qualify for medically life-saving abortions, but still, need them in order to keep their future safe. Contraceptives are not always 100 percent effective, and abortions may be the only option in order to preserve women’s right to choose.