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    Washington Gimmickry Protects Planned Parenthood

    One of the reasons Washington works so well for the well-connected is because opaque congressional procedures often determine the real policy outcome well in advance of the actual policy debate. This afternoon will provide yet another example of such duplicitous maneuver. The House will vote on a rule to govern debate on a seemingly innocuous…
    Mike Needham
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    How Senate GOP Leadership Stymied Ted Cruz on Defunding Planned Parenthood

    Days after Sen. Ted Cruz criticized his party’s leadership for preemptively surrendering to President Barack Obama, those GOP leaders exacted their revenge on Cruz. As the Senate voted Monday on a continuing resolution with taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, Cruz attempted to offer an amendment ending all federal funding for America’s largest abortion provider. The…
    Rob Bluey
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    Lawmakers Are Saying They Can’t Defund Planned Parenthood. Here’s How to Respond to 8 of Their Claims.

    Abortion giant Planned Parenthood has been a recipient of federal funding under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and via Medicaid reimbursements, among other sources. Last reporting year, Planned Parenthood received $528 million—41 percent of its total revenue—a significant portion of which comes from these federal government programs. This issue is now before Congress…
    Nick Barden
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    Forensic Analysis: Planned Parenthood Videos Are ‘Authentic’

    A forensic analysis of undercover videos about Planned Parenthood’s abortion practices are “authentic and show no evidence of manipulation or editing,” according to a report released Tuesday by Alliance Defending Freedom. The analysis was completed by Coalfire, a digital security and forensics firm that has worked on civil and criminal investigations. The firm had access to…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood President to Testify Before Congress

    The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday to investigate how Planned Parenthood and its affiliates are using taxpayer funding. Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, is expected to testify. Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, faces allegations that it is trafficking aborted fetal body parts—the result of a series of undercover videos…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Senate Advances Spending Bill With Funding for Planned Parenthood

    The Senate voted 77-19 Monday to advance a short-term government spending bill, narrowing the chances of a federal shutdown days before Wednesday’s deadline. The Senate’s continuing resolution leaves intact taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, shelving a fight that conservatives wanted Republican leadership to wage with President Barack Obama. Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, is under scrutiny following a series…
    Natalie Johnson
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    What She Saw Changed Her Mind About Getting an Abortion

    Justine Curry didn’t mean to get pregnant. Her then-boyfriend Dave Norman told her he was infertile, so they didn’t use protection. “We were not safe at all,” Curry, a recovering alcoholic, told The Daily Signal. Curry, 26, intended on getting an abortion. But first, she had to confirm she was pregnant. Having just been fired…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Creator of Planned Parenthood Videos: It Is ‘Unconscionable’ to Continue Taxpayer Funding

    During a speech Friday at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress, alleged Planned Parenthood is engaged in the “criminal sale of aborted baby parts.” “I started the Center for Medical Progress to do citizen journalism that would shine a strong and clarifying spotlight on…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Why Show Votes on Planned Parenthood Aren’t Fooling Anybody

    It’s hard to keep up with all the “voting” taking place on Capitol Hill led by Republicans to “show” how committed they are to furthering pro-life issues. Whether through standalone bills to defund Planned Parenthood, continuing resolutions that fund the rest of the government but redirect Planned Parenthood dollars to other qualified clinics providing women’s health…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Appeals Court Rules in Favor of National Abortion Federation Over Pro-Life Group That Created Planned Parenthood Videos

    This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) in a discovery dispute with the National Abortion Federation. CMP is the group of citizen journalists responsible for producing the undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s practice of selling baby parts. This decision may end up being a costly one…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Ted Cruz: GOP Leadership Won’t Fight to End Planned Parenthood’s Federal Funding

    Sen. Ted Cruz delivered a blistering critique of Republican leadership Thursday, just hours before lawmakers held what he described as a “show vote” attempting to end Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer funding. The Texas Republican summoned a handful of reporters, including The Daily Signal, to his Senate office to blast his own party for surrendering on the…
    Rob Bluey
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    Senators Block Spending Bill Defunding Planned Parenthood for One Year

    A government spending bill that prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving federal dollars for one year and kept the government operating failed in the Senate today. The continuing resolution, introduced earlier this week by Senate Republican leaders, fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the upper chamber after senators blocked the measure, 47-52. Republican…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Rand Paul: ‘We Need to Be Talking About Planned Parenthood’

    Sen. Rand Paul says it’s time to put the Democratic Party on the defensive when it comes to the fight over abortion and defunding Planned Parenthood. “The abortion issue—for years and years, Republicans have kind of said, ‘Well, we’re kind of squeamish, we’re not going to get too involved in this.’ These videos have brought…
    David Brody
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    West Virginia House Speaker Wants to Make Sure Planned Parenthood Isn’t Receiving State Funds

    This post has been updated to include a response from a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, who returned our request for comment after this article was published. The Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates has asked the state’s Department of Health and Human Resources to provide lawmakers with information about any payments…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Here’s the Face of the 20-Week Abortion Ban Debate

    At 29 years old, Danielle Pickering was faced with an impossible decision: Save her own life, or that of her unborn son. “We chose not to let them induce me to save his life, at the risk of my life,” Danielle told The Daily Signal, referencing her experience with a life-threatening condition that threatened her…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Senate Republican Leaders Introduce Government Spending Bill Withholding Planned Parenthood Funding for One Year

    Senate Republican leaders unveiled a continuing resolution today that would fund the government for just under three months and prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding for one year. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill Thursday, which funds the government at a rate of $1.017 trillion annually until Dec. 11 and places…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Conservatives Have Unlikely Ally In Arguing Reconciliation Cannot Be Used to Defund Planned Parenthood

    Republican leaders have been considering using a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding. Reconciliation is a tactic that allows legislation to pass with just 51 votes. However, the plan has earned the ire of conservatives, who argue the procedure should be used to roll back Obamacare. Now, a…
    Melissa Quinn
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    This Pro-Life Group Wants You to Try to Schedule a Mammogram at Planned Parenthood

    A pro-life organization has planned “Schedule Your Mammogram Day” on Sept. 21, a national campaign to have participants call Planned Parenthood to schedule a mammogram, a service it does not provide. FactCheck.org has verified that “Planned Parenthood health centers do not offer mammography,” but supporters of the organization often claim that women will lose access…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Over 70 Pro-Life Leaders Oppose Any Bill Funding Planned Parenthood

    More than 70 pro-life leaders signed a memo by the Conservative Action Project to oppose any government spending bill that provides taxpayer funding to abortion provider Planned Parenthood. “The American culture respects human life,” states the memo, whose signatories include conservative leaders such as Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly and Focus on the Family founder James…
    Leah Jessen
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    Report: Planned Parenthood’s Annual Excess Revenue in Millions

    A report released on Sept. 15 by the Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of the Susan B. Anthony list, indicates that Planned Parenthood has reported excess revenues by the millions over the past 10 years. In an investigative report by PolitiFact, the question of whether “excess revenue over expenses” is actually considered “profit” was…
    Sara Jones
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