I personally don't want either side to shut the government down over this but I do get tired of the BS game the media and their allies on the left have been playing with this. If it was not about protecting public funding for abortion clinics the left would have no problem with the money going to other groups. The republicans do not want to cut funding for women's health services they just don't want that money go to abortion providers.
The media can keep claiming that republicans are the ones shutting down the government but that really is lie and they should be ashamed then fired. For one thing it take both sides to shut down the government and for the media to take such a partisan stance is disgusting and they should loose accesses to the airwaves over it. The plain and simple truth is the left knows that without federal funding most abortion clinics will close and they care enough about that to take a stand. That it fine but if you are not willing to admit what your principled stand is about then you need to examine your principles.