House Votes again to De-Fund Planned Parenthood...
by Steven Ertelt
Life News
by Steven Ertelt
Life News
The House of Representatives voted today for a resolution supporting the de-funding of Planned Parenthood while an investigation continues into it s sale of aborted babies and their body parts.
The House voted 241 to 185 for the resolution, with 238 Republicans voting for the bill to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business and 3 Democrats joining them. Click here to see the final vote tally.
The resolution makes it the case that Planned Parenthood will be de-funded if it continues to do abortions, which it has no plans of stopping.
“For the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this division … no funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law may be made available for any purpose to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any affiliate or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., unless such entities certify that Planned Parenthood Federation of America affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion during such period,” the resolution states.
“All funds that are no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and its affiliates and clinics pursuant to this division will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services,” it continues.
Congressman Steve Scalise argued in favor of the de-funding measure and said he was glad the House adopted it.
“House passage of this measure sends a clear message to the American people: the right to life is our most precious gift from God, and it is offensive and unacceptable that a single cent of taxpayer dollars would be sent to an organization that systematically aborts infants and sells their body parts. House Republicans will continue to promote a culture that respects life at every stage,” he told LifeNews.
The goal is to get the Senate to attach the measure to the stop-gap continuing resolution that it passed to fund the federal government through December. Unfortunately, it appears Senate Democrats will continue to oppose de-fnuding and will prevent Senate Republicans from adding it to the funding bill.
According to a Government Accountability Office report released March 20, 2015, PPFA received $344.5 million in federal funds over three fiscal years (2010-2012), and another $1.2 billion in funding from Medicaid (a combination of state and federal funds), for a three-year total of $1.5 billion from federal programs.
Previously, the House voted 241-187 earlier this month on a separate bill to de-fund Planned Parenthood. Senate Democrats ultimately filibustered that bill.
A new Congressional report finds that de-funding the Planned Parenthood abortion business — even for one year — would save “several thousand” unborn babies from the nightmare of abortion. The report also finds de-funding Planned Parenthood would save the federal government $235 million.
During the debate, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke on the House floor in defense of innocent human life and urged his colleagues to put a moratorium on Planned Parenthood funding in light of its barbaric practices...
SIGN THE PETITION! Congress Must De-Fund Planned Parenthood Immediately
The House voted 241 to 185 for the resolution, with 238 Republicans voting for the bill to defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business and 3 Democrats joining them. Click here to see the final vote tally.
The resolution makes it the case that Planned Parenthood will be de-funded if it continues to do abortions, which it has no plans of stopping.
“For the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this division … no funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law may be made available for any purpose to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any affiliate or clinic of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., unless such entities certify that Planned Parenthood Federation of America affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion during such period,” the resolution states.
“All funds that are no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and its affiliates and clinics pursuant to this division will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services,” it continues.
Congressman Steve Scalise argued in favor of the de-funding measure and said he was glad the House adopted it.
“House passage of this measure sends a clear message to the American people: the right to life is our most precious gift from God, and it is offensive and unacceptable that a single cent of taxpayer dollars would be sent to an organization that systematically aborts infants and sells their body parts. House Republicans will continue to promote a culture that respects life at every stage,” he told LifeNews.
The goal is to get the Senate to attach the measure to the stop-gap continuing resolution that it passed to fund the federal government through December. Unfortunately, it appears Senate Democrats will continue to oppose de-fnuding and will prevent Senate Republicans from adding it to the funding bill.
According to a Government Accountability Office report released March 20, 2015, PPFA received $344.5 million in federal funds over three fiscal years (2010-2012), and another $1.2 billion in funding from Medicaid (a combination of state and federal funds), for a three-year total of $1.5 billion from federal programs.
Previously, the House voted 241-187 earlier this month on a separate bill to de-fund Planned Parenthood. Senate Democrats ultimately filibustered that bill.
A new Congressional report finds that de-funding the Planned Parenthood abortion business — even for one year — would save “several thousand” unborn babies from the nightmare of abortion. The report also finds de-funding Planned Parenthood would save the federal government $235 million.
During the debate, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke on the House floor in defense of innocent human life and urged his colleagues to put a moratorium on Planned Parenthood funding in light of its barbaric practices...
SIGN THE PETITION! Congress Must De-Fund Planned Parenthood Immediately
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