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House Bill 298 has moved through the Ohio House of Representatives with 11 Republican votes in favor, and nine Democrat votes opposed.

The bill proposes that federal funding be given to state and local agencies involved in family planning sevices.

"We are giving it to those local agencies that are right there in the communities. The ones that are working with the most people," says Ed Sitter with Greater Toledo Right to Life.

But those involved say this bill is a direct attack on Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood board member Edgar Avila says, "Chances are that once allocations are completed, Planned Parenthood will end up with zero dollars."

Some who attended the House meeting says this all boils down to one topic.

"This is all about, frankly, I'll say it. This is all about abortion," said one woman.

Abortion is a procedure which the agencies that would be at the top of this list, don't do.

Advocates of the bill say it's not about abortion, but about spreading the funding around.

"Right now, Planned Parenthood has a monopoly on all those funds. And so the entire pie has been going to them. We're just re-allocating that pie," says Sitter.

He says that those tax dollars are better used elsewhere.

"Allocating them to the health providers that provide the greatest number of services. So your getting the greatest return on those limited tax dollars," Sitter says.

However opponents of the bill say Planned Parenthood uses the money more effectively than anyone else can.

"It's very difficult for me to understand anyone saying that we are not the most effective family planning provider. Because we are," says Avila.

He says proponents of the bill see Planned Parenthood in the wrong light.

"They view Planned Parenthood as primarily being an abortion provider. And in fact, over 96% of the services that we do are preventive in nature," says Avila.

According to the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, over 100,000 women and men turn to Planned Parenthood every year in Ohio. And taking that funding away would not reduce abortions, but rather reduce the access to available care for those who need it.

For a look at Ohio House of Representatives Bill 298 click here.