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    Planned Parenthood Overbilled Taxpayers 1 in 7 Times, Report Finds
    After discovering “alarming” instances of billing inconsistencies, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin ordered health care officials to block all state funding for the two Planned Parenthood clinics located in Oklahoma. “More than one in every seven bills submitted for payment [by Planned Parenthood] … are inaccurately coded or insufficiently documented,” Fallin wrote Wednesday in a letter…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Will Pro-Life Coalition Close Ranks for Second Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood?
    If a House plan fails in the Senate, lawmakers seeking to defund Planned Parenthood see another opportunity in the upcoming budget battle. But it’s not clear whether a pro-life coalition would regroup to back such a second effort. A total of 33 state and national pro-life groups pledged their support for halting taxpayer funding of…
    Philip Wegmann
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    This Couple Is ‘Attempting Something Big’ to Stop Abortion
    A Kentucky couple has decided to “attempt something big” to stop abortion. After watching controversial videos of Planned Parenthood executives, Kevin and Nicole Cook decided they wanted to adopt a child whose biological mother considered abortion. Two years ago, the couple suffered a miscarriage. They have struggled with infertility ever since. In an interview with The…
    Kate Scanlon
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    How the Byrd Rule Could Affect Attempts to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Reconciliation
    Those following the debate over Planned Parenthood funding and recent efforts to repeal Obamacare may have heard or read about something lately called the “Byrd Rule.” As if the budget and lawmaking process in Washington weren’t already hard enough to follow, add this to the list of terms and legislative rules one must understand. Thankfully,…
    Genevieve Wood | Rachel Bovard
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    Planned Parenthood Clinic Faces Fines for How It Disposed of Body Parts From Aborted Babies
    A Planned Parenthood clinic in South Carolina faces state fines for the improper disposal of aborted baby body parts. According to WISTV in South Carolina, the proposed fines range from $2,200 to $21,150 for violating state disposal regulations. Two other abortion clinics in the state and two waste disposal companies also face fines for failing to dispose of the…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Reconciliation Bill That Repeals Parts of Obamacare, Defunds Planned Parenthood Still May Face Significant Roadblocks
    Senate Republicans are about to consider a House bill defunding Planned Parenthood and portions of Obamacare after receiving a green light from the official who advises on proper procedure. But, experts caution, the bill may face significant roadblocks. A spokesman for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the parliamentarian—the officer overseeing Senate procedure—confirmed that…
    Philip Wegmann
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    Supreme Court to Decide Major Abortion Case
    The Supreme Court will decide one of the most important cases on abortion policy in recent years by the end of June. Today, the justices announced that they will decide whether to uphold parts of a Texas law requiring abortion clinics to meet basic health and safety standards and abortion doctors to have admitting privileges…
    Elizabeth Slattery | Sarah Torre
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    Planned Parenthood Paid $3 for Birth Control but Billed Medicaid $35, Former Manager Says
    A little-known whistleblower lawsuit accuses Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa of wrongly siphoning millions of American taxpayer dollars with a series of complicated billing schemes aimed at increasing profits. Among other dishonest practices, a former manager of the clinics alleges, Planned Parenthood staffers routinely purchased birth control pills for just under $3, billed Medicaid $35…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Here’s How Much Planned Parenthood Has Donated to the Democrats on the Panel Investigating It
    Democratic lawmakers appointed to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood received more than $81,000 in campaign contributions from the organization since 1990, according to a study by the Media Research Center. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the Democratic appointments to the panel earlier this week. “I am proud to…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Why Abortion Survivors’ Stories Should Be Heard
    The national frenzy over Planned Parenthood has died down somewhat since the House Oversight Committee hearing that occurred more than a month ago. News headlines have shifted from the testimony of Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards to the latest developments in the race for president. However, as the media spotlight has shifted, I am still…
    Hope Steffensen
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    Arizona Will No Longer Facilitate State Employee’s Planned Parenthood Donations
    Arizona has cut the umbilical cord off Planned Parenthood, no longer allowing the organization to receive donations from state employees on the government’s dime. Republican Governor Doug Ducey, who serves as the chairman of the State Employee Charitable Campaign, “absolutely supports” the move to remove Planned Parenthood from the program, called the State Employee Charitable…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    ‘Being Honest,’ Paul Ryan Says Defunding Planned Parenthood Is Unlikely
    Newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan vowed to move forward with an investigation of Planned Parenthood but also cast doubt on Congress’ ability to end taxpayer funding for the nation’s largest abortion provider. In an interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Ryan said he wants to ensure that Republicans are an “effective opposition party,”…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Looking Beyond Planned Parenthood to Build a Culture of Life
    Building a culture of life requires looking beyond Planned Parenthood, participants in a panel discussion on Thursday at The Heritage Foundation concurred. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, is facing allegations that it is trafficking the body parts of aborted babies following the release of hours of undercover footage by the Center for Medical Progress….
    Kate Scanlon
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    Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Alabama From Defunding Planned Parenthood
    A federal judge has temporarily blocked Alabama from terminating Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Gov. Robert Bentley, R-Ala., ordered that the state end its Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood after the Center for Medical Progress released a series of undercover videos that raised allegations that the organization is trafficking the body…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Is Planned Parenthood Targeting Schoolchildren?
    Why is Planned Parenthood interested in a local school board election in the battleground state of Colorado? That is what parents and voters are asking themselves in Jefferson County, Colo., this week after Planned Parenthood waded into a local recall election aimed at ousting three Republican school board officials in the middle of their terms….
    Jennifer Kerns
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    Texas Inspector General Says Whistleblower Prompted Planned Parenthood Probe
    Stuart Bowen, the inspector general of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, told The Dallas Morning News that a whistleblower alleging Medicaid fraud at Texas Planned Parenthood clinics spurred the agency’s investigation. The Daily Signal previously reported that inspectors from the Texas Office of the Inspector General recently served subpoenas for clinic records at several Planned…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Top House Democrat Calls Planned Parenthood Panel a ‘Farce,’ Indicates Party May Boycott
    A leading House Democrat has indicated that the party’s leadership is considering not participating in the Energy and Commerce Committee’s new select investigative panel on Planned Parenthood. In an interview with The Huffington Post, Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., the chairman of the Democratic Caucus, said that Democratic leadership is contemplating a boycott of the panel. “You…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood Abortion Provider Describes Procuring an Intact Brain as ‘Something to Strive For’
    The Center for Medical Progress released its 11th video on Tuesday. The video shows a conversation between David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress, who was acting as a buyer from a human biologics company, and Dr. Amna Dermish, an abortion provider at Planned Parenthood’s Greater Texas affiliate in Austin. Dermish, who…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Why Aren’t More GOP-Led States Defunding Planned Parenthood?
    Few states have defunded Planned Parenthood in the wake of a series of damaging undercover videos, even though Republicans—who tend to be pro-life—control the governorship and legislature in more than 20 states. Since the release over the summer of the videos, in which Planned Parenthood executives are seen and heard discussing the sale of body parts from babies…
    Kate Scanlon
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    House Approves Bill That Dismantles Parts of Obamacare, Defunds Planned Parenthood
    The House approved a budget reconciliation bill Friday that would repeal portions of Obamacare and cut federal funds to Planned Parenthood for one year. The legislation, called the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, was passed in a 240-189 vote. One Democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, voted in favor of the bill, and seven Republicans voted against it….
    Kate Scanlon
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