In this Harbinger’s Daily article, the Daily Citizen argues that Congress must act quickly to extend a temporary provision blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving major federal taxpayer funding.
- The article says Planned Parenthood is set to regain access to federal money on July 4 unless Congress extends a defunding provision.
- It states that Congress defunded Planned Parenthood of roughly $850 million in taxpayer funding last year through Section 71113 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- The piece notes that Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report says the organization performed 434,350 abortions in one year.
- The article argues that even though the Hyde Amendment blocks direct taxpayer funding of abortion, other federal grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements still indirectly support Planned Parenthood’s abortion business.
- Planned Parenthood and a coalition of 23 states filed lawsuits challenging the defunding provision, but the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately upheld it.
- The defunding language lasts only one year, meaning Congress must act before it expires.
- The article explains that reconciliation could allow Congress to extend the provision with a simple Senate majority rather than needing 60 votes.
- Rep. Chris Smith says House Speaker Mike Johnson is working to make sure the defunding extension happens.
- The article frames the issue around America’s founding principle of the right to life, arguing that taxpayer money should not support an organization that ends unborn lives.
Read the full story: https://harbingersdaily.com/congress-must-extend-the-defunding-of-planned-parenthood/
