Abortion Policy News

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…