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    House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Two Bills That Could Defund Planned Parenthood

    The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on Thursday regarding legislation authored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., vice chairman of the committee, and Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., that would end taxpayer funding for abortion providers who violate the law. Blackburn’s bill would strengthen the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, and Ellmers’ bill…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Conservatives Face Uphill Battle to Use Government Funding Bill to Punish Planned Parenthood

    House conservatives hoping to make what they believe is the strongest play to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding face an unsettling reality: Many in their conference don’t want to risk even the prospect of a government shutdown. At a closed-door meeting of House lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday, GOP leaders showed lawmakers an…
    Josh Siegel
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    There Is Only One Way to End Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood. Here’s Why.

    Why, oh why, is it so hard for Republicans to do the right thing and put up a good fight to end taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood? On this issue, and others before it, it seems the GOP leadership has decided that principles and campaign promises must succumb to the “what we believe is politically…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Republican Who Attacked Senate Leadership on Planned Parenthood Draws a Line in Defunding Debate

    The lead Republican sponsor of a House bill to temporarily halt federal funding to Planned Parenthood attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday for his failure to fight on the issue. “You don’t put up a white flag until you’ve fought the battle,” Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., told talk-radio host Dana Loesch. “We haven’t…
    Rob Bluey
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    Why Conservatives Object to Leadership’s Latest Tactic for Ending Planned Parenthood’s Federal Funding

    Conservatives are pushing back against a Republican leader’s plan to use a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding. Instead, they argue that the tactic should be used to repeal Obamacare as lawmakers originally promised. In an interview with CQ Roll Call, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise said he would advocate…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Why Reconciliation Can’t Be Used to Defund Planned Parenthood

    Last May, Congress passed the first concurrent budget resolution in six years. The resolution produced a path to balance by fiscal year 2024 in large part because of an assumption that the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s coverage expansion would be repealed, reducing spending and the deficit by almost $2 trillion over the next 10 years….
    Paul Winfree
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    Creator of Undercover Videos Says They Reveal ‘Three Basic Revelations’ About Planned Parenthood

    During a webcast Tuesday evening called “Stop Baby Parts Trafficking,” David Daleiden, the director of the Center for Medical Progress, said that the organization’s videos have exposed “three basic revelations” about Planned Parenthood. First, he said, “Planned Parenthood sells the body parts of the fetuses they abort” and they make money from those sales. Second, Planned…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Pro-Life Groups Launch Website to Help Patients Find Alternatives to Planned Parenthood

    A group of pro-life organizations have launched a website to help patients seeking health care find alternatives to Planned Parenthood. The Daily Signal previously reported that Alliance Defending Freedom and Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of the Susan B. Anthony List, compiled a map of alternative health centers across the United States. Now, that…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Bobby Jindal Adopts New Strategy in Fight Against Planned Parenthood

    Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration announced that it will end its Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood “for cause” instead of “at will.” The change marks a shift in the administration’s strategy to combat a lawsuit filed against them by Planned Parenthood. According to a report by Bloomberg, health officials in Jindal’s administration argued that “the…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Is This ‘Compromise’ the Answer to the Planned Parenthood Fight?

    A moderate Republican from Pennsylvania believes he devised a “reasonable” solution to the debate over Planned Parenthood—one that both sides can agree with. Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Penn., wants to temporarily withhold funding from the specific clinics allegedly involved in the procurement of tissue from aborted body parts, and permanently close a loophole that may be…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    In New Video, Planned Parenthood Executives Worry About Public Relations: ‘This Could Destroy Your Organization and Us’

    The Center for Medical Progress released the fourth installment of its “Human Capital” series on Tuesday. The video, titled “Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Criminal Enterprise,” is the 10th released by the organization. The undercover video features a conversation actors portraying potential buyers from a human biologics company had with Dr. Carolyn Westhoff, senior medical…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Pastors in John Boehner’s District Encourage Him to Be ‘Bold’ and Defund Planned Parenthood

    A group of pastors in House Speaker John Boehner’s congressional district are encouraging him to defund Planned Parenthood. In a letter, the pastors asked Boehner, R-Ohio, to support efforts to defund Planned Parenthood in a spending bill, and to meet with them to hear their concerns. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Johnathan Newman,…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Congress Must Defund Planned Parenthood and Protect Life

    Over the past several weeks, Americans were shocked to see undercover videos of Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood’s senior director of medical services, discussing harvesting and trafficking organs from aborted babies—a disturbing practice that many did not know Planned Parenthood performed. To blindly continue Planned Parenthood funding would be irresponsible. Chatting casually while eating a…
    Rep. Bill Flores
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    What Miss Tennessee Got Wrong About Planned Parenthood and Women’s Health

    Miss Georgia may have won the Miss America pageant, but it’s Miss Tennessee who probably won Planned Parenthood employees’ hearts Sunday night. That’s because Miss Tennessee, 21-year-old Hannah Robison, helped perpetuate the myth that ending federal funding for Planned Parenthood could hurt women’s access to health care. Asked if Planned Parenthood should continue to receive…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Conservative Group Won’t Support a Spending Bill That Funds Planned Parenthood

    The House Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative lawmakers, has announced that it will oppose any spending bill that grants taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood. In a statement, members of the group said: Given the appalling revelations surrounding Planned Parenthood, we cannot in good moral conscience vote to send taxpayer money to this organization while…
    Kate Scanlon
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    9 Things You Need to Know From the First Planned Parenthood Hearing

    The first in a series of hearings about Planned Parenthood kicked off Wednesday in Capitol Hill, with Republicans and Democrats running in circles over whether or not the organization did anything wrong, failing to reach any common ground. “No reliable evidence demonstrates that Planned Parenthood violated the law,” said John Conyers, D-Mich., ranking member of the…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Conservative Lawmakers Criticize Leadership on Planned Parenthood Fight: What Would Be Different If ‘Reid Were in Charge’?

    Conservatives in Congress are gearing up for battle this fall over the issue of Planned Parenthood’s federal funding—hoping to leave President Obama in a difficult position. The goal is to back the president into a corner by forcing him to choose between signing a bill that would strip Planned Parenthood of its taxpayer dollars and…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Will Boehner’s Leadership Be Challenged? Conservative Lawmaker Says It Depends on Budget, Planned Parenthood

    GLEN ALLEN, VA.—For one conservative lawmaker, Congress’s upcoming debate on funding the government and stripping Planned Parenthood of federal dollars could play a significant role in whether a challenge to House Speaker John Boehner is mounted. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., warned that Boehner’s, R-Ohio, future as the party…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Report: Planned Parenthood Has Failed to Report Sexual Abuse

    Planned Parenthood clinics have displayed a pattern of failure to report sexual abuse, according to a report by Alliance Defending Freedom. Alliance Defending Freedom, a non-profit legal organization that advocates freedom of religion, compiled a report that states clinics in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Ohio failed to report the sexual abuse of minors in…
    Kate Scanlon
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    What Happened When 2,000 Democratic Staffers Were Invited to Watch Planned Parenthood Videos

    Pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List invited more than 2,000 Democratic congressional staffers to a screening Thursday of the Center for Medical Progress’ undercover Planned Parenthood videos, which have triggered multiple investigations and calls to defund the organization of its taxpayer dollars. At the screening, fewer than a dozen staffers showed up, and were outnumbered by…
    Kelsey Bolar
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