Anti-abortion groups welcome Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan to cut state funding for family planning services and repeal a state law requiring insurance companies to cover prescription birth control.

But abortion rights groups decry the moves, saying they amount to discrimination against women.

Walker "continues his assault on women and families by denying them life-saving health care and taking away their rights to be treated fairly in insurance coverage," Tanya Atkinson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, said in a statement.

Matt Sande, legislative director of Pro-Life Wisconsin, applauded Walker in a statement for making "common-sense budget decisions that respect the consciences of Wisconsin taxpayers."

Walker's proposed biennial budget, released Tuesday, would eliminate $1.9 million in state grants for birth control and health screenings, which go to Planned Parenthood and other providers. With federal matching funds, the grants amount to about $4 million a year, said Amanda Harrington, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood.