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    ‘VERY THORNY’: Trump Responds to Impending Influx of Cash to Planned Parenthood

    President Donald Trump said the question of defunding Planned Parenthood again for another year is a “very thorny issue.”  The Daily Signal asked Trump on Monday if he wants Congress to extend the one-year defunding of Planned Parenthood that was passed in the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and is set to expire July 4, America’s…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Johnson Doing ‘Everything He Can’ to Extend Planned Parenthood Defund: Pro-Life Rep

    Speaker Mike Johnson has assured some members of Congress and pro-life leaders that he will try to stop the resumption of Planned Parenthood funding, but he faces opposition from Democrats and even members of his own party.  Johnson told Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and other members of Congress that he is working…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Lasting Pro-Life Solutions Require Federal Action

    The widespread availability of abortion pills in the years since the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision is one reason the total number of abortions has gone up since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Not only have 12 states enshrined unlimited abortion into their state constitutions, but blue states are undermining…
    Melanie Israel
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    Hawley Warns Billions Could Fund Transgender Surgeries, Abortion Without Action From Johnson

    Senate leadership this week directed Republicans to pass a budget resolution narrowly aimed at immigration enforcement funding, but some congressional leaders say the scope should be widened to address abortion and transgender surgeries for minors. While budget resolution talks have attempted to stay focused on funds for Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, House…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    434,450 Reasons to Defund Planned Parenthood

    Planned Parenthood released its 2024-2025 annual report over the Easter weekend. Every year, the publication provides a glimpse into Abortion Inc.’s medical and financial data. It was a record-breaking year for abortions. Taxpayer funding was at an all-time high.  It’s been almost four years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe…
    Melanie Israel
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Released Millions to Planned Parenthood—Here’s How He Can Defund It Forever

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Trump administration has a plan to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal family planning funding, sources familiar with the matter tell The Daily Signal. The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it was extending Biden-era family planning grant awards to Planned Parenthood, sparking criticism from pro-lifers. However, the White House has…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    ‘You Guys Need to Close Down’: Abortion Pill Survivor Has a Message for Planned Parenthood 

    A team of doctors entered Shanyce Thomas’ hospital room to explain what had happened and why she could no longer have children. She never imagined her trip to Planned Parenthood would lead to multiple surgeries and a medically induced coma. Looking back nearly six years later, Thomas says her “message to Planned Parenthood is that…
    Virginia Allen
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    Planned Parenthood Ends Quest to Restore Half-Billion in Taxpayer Funding

    In a significant legal win for the Trump administration and the pro-life movement, Planned Parenthood dropped its court case to restore federal funding through Medicaid. Last year, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that, among other things, defunded the nation’s largest abortion provider for a full year. The defunding, though temporary, itself…
    Fred Lucas
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    EXCLUSIVE: Trump Scrutinizes Vast Sum of COVID-19 Funding for Planned Parenthood

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump’s Small Business Administration is reviewing whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received $88 million in loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Daily Signal can first report. “At the height of the pandemic, affiliates of Planned Parenthood took $88 million in taxpayer dollars to fund their abortion-on-demand agenda—and the Biden…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Why Trump’s HHS Gave Planned Parenthood Tens of Millions in Funding Back

    As some pro-lifers expressed outrage over the Trump administration restoring family planning funding to Planned Parenthood, other pro-life voices say there’s more to the move than meets the eye. Politico reported that the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday dropped its lawsuit against the administration after the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding…Again

    As part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed on July 4, Medicaid funding previously funneled into Planned Parenthood and its affiliates was put on hold for one year. This measure, aimed at redirecting taxpayer dollars away from organizations that carry out elective abortions, was hailed by pro-life advocates as a…
    Sarah Holliday
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    More Bad News Comes for Planned Parenthood in Ohio

    Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio have been affected by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. While a federal lawsuit plays out when it comes to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act defunding the abortion provider for a year, Planned Parenthood continues to face troubles in…
    Rebecca Downs
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    ‘We’re Triple-Booking’: Pregnancy Centers Expect Surge in Appointments After ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Defunded Planned Parenthood 

    Pro-life pregnancy centers expect an increase in appointments after President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” defunded Planned Parenthood facilities, a center director told The Daily Signal. Trump’s spending bill instructed the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood, that received more than $800,000 from Medicaid…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    States Push Back Against Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts

    As the federal government cuts funding for Planned Parenthood, some liberal states are stepping in to keep the nation’s largest abortion provider in business.  Washington, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Colorado are among those pledging to use state dollars to fill the “gap” left by federal funding cuts.  Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, says his…
    Mary Mobley
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    Obama Judge Who Blocked Planned Parenthood Defunding Takes Aim at Laken Riley Act

    A Barack Obama-appointed judge delivered a blow to the Laken Riley Act, a law that passed with bipartisan support and that prioritizes the arrest of illegal aliens with certain criminal records.  U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of the District of Massachusetts is the same judge who in July ruled to secure federal taxpayer funding for…
    Fred Lucas
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    What’s Going on With Planned Parenthood?  

    Planned Parenthood has had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. So far, 40 clinics have announced closures, in red and blue states alike—and we’re still counting. Why is the abortion giant, which received over $800 million in federal funding last year alone, in such dire straits? There are lots of factors, many involving…
    Melanie Israel
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    Judge Decides She Is the Law, Blocks Congressional Defunding of Planned Parenthood

    Wild judicial activism has become the norm in the age of Trump, but the latest decision from a federal court on Monday to block Congress’ defunding of Planned Parenthood is the most egregious example yet. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani appears to be on a crusade to ensure that Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    There’s Still Plenty of Reasons to Celebrate OBBB’s Effect on Planned Parenthood

    Ohio has been experiencing winning results thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law earlier this month by President Donald Trump. Planned Parenthood, not so much. Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio announced closures of Springfield and Hamilton locations, effective Aug. 1. The announcement was made in a July 17 press release and included…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Planned Parenthood Does Not Provide ‘Care.’ Its Defunding Was Long Overdue.

    One day, a young woman named Sarah walked through the doors of the pregnancy center I help run and told me she wanted an abortion.  As we talked, it became clear that while Sarah didn’t truly want to end her pregnancy, she believed it was her only option. She had fought hard to escape a…
    Rebekah Cohen Morris
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    Sorry, Planned Parenthood. Congress Doesn’t Have to Give You a Dime.

    When the Founders wrote the Constitution, they unambiguously gave Congress control over federal spending. But Planned Parenthood is now suing the federal government in denial of this fact—claiming the Constitution requires the federal government to give money to organizations that are abortion providers. Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution plainly states: “No…
    Terence Jeffrey
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