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Federal law prohibits the use of taxpayer \u2064dollars to fund ending life in the womb,\u2063 but a new report\u200d from the U.S. Government Accountability \u200cOffice \u2062(GAO) says the\u200b federal government shelled \u2064out Americans\u2019 hard-earned money to subsidize the domestic and global\u2062 abortion industry.<\/p>\n
GAO initiated the 60-page report at the request of nearly\u2062 150 congressional Republicans led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Chris Smith, and\u200d Rep. Vicky Hartzler in January 2022.\u2064 The agency\u2019s previous report,\u200c spanning fiscal\u2063 years 2016 \u2063to 2018, tracked\u200c nearly $2 billion in government\u200c spending directly to the pockets of several abortion\u2062 activist groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The latest GAO report obtained by The Federalist reveals that \u2064abortion organizations like Planned \u200dParenthood,\u200b International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), MSI Reproductive Choices, and at least four U.S.\u200c abortion facilities received a combined total of\u200c $1.89 billion through grants, agreements, loans, and programs like \u2064Medicare, Medicaid, and Children\u2019s Health Insurance between 2019 and\u200c 2021.<\/p>\n
At Home<\/h2>\n
Planned\u2063 Parenthood Federation of America \u200c(PPFA), the nation\u2019s largest abortion business, which\u2064 committed 1.11 million murders \u2063in utero between 2019 and 2021, collected \u200bthe largest share of funds, $1.78 billion.<\/p>\n
Most of\u2064 PPFA\u2019s funding, $1.53 billion, came from Medicaid, Medicare, and Children\u2019s\u200d Health \u2063Insurance Program reimbursements, with another \u200d$148.5 million\u200b coming from \u201ccooperative agreements\u201d and grants like those \u200bfrom the Title X Family Planning Program. It wasn\u2019t until the Trump administration\u2064 enacted its Protect Life rule in 2019, prohibiting taxpayer\u2062 dollars from funding programs \u200bthat refer or provide abortion or share a physical space with abortionists, that PPFA stopped \u200caccepting\u200b Title X grants.<\/p>\n
This \u2064protest continued until 2021\u2064 when the Biden administration \u200brescinded the Trump policy and promised 373 percent more\u200b funds to Planned Parenthood in\u2064 2022.<\/p>\n
The report found\u2063 that the remaining $90.41\u2064 million in taxpayer dollars funneled to\u2062 Planned Parenthood was pulled by the \u200dfederal government from the Paycheck Protection Program to keep the abortion provider in\u2063 business during\u2064 Covid lockdowns. More than three\u200c dozen Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country \u200dtook advantage of the program \u201cdesigned to provide\u200d a direct\u200b incentive for small businesses\u2062 to \u2064keep their workers\u200d on payroll.\u201d<\/p>\n
When the Small Business Administration asked the \u200baffiliates to return the funds because they were \u201cineligible \u200cfor a PPP loan under \u200cthe applicable affiliation rules and size \u2062standards, consistent with\u200c Congressional\u200b intent,\u201d some Planned \u200cParenthood branches \u2063refused to return \u200dthe money. The SBA continued approving loans for other Planned Parenthood affiliates even after acknowledging that\u200d PPFA did not qualify for the loan program because its networks of\u200b tens of thousands of employees\u2063 far exceed the 500-employee limit set by Congress.<\/p>\n
Four unnamed domestic,\u2064 regional abortion\u200b businesses also received\u2063 a combined $107.74 million in \u200dtaxpayer dollars\u200d to continue their services, including ending life \u200din the womb.<\/p>\n
Abroad<\/h2>\n
An overwhelming\u200c majority of Americans across all \u200bpolitical affiliations say \u200cthey oppose funding overseas abortions,\u200c but that didn\u2019t\u2062 stop the federal government from handing Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger\u2019s\u200c global\u200b abortion activist organization and MSI Reproductive Choices\u200b millions of dollars.<\/p>\n
IPPF received \u2064$2.03 million \u200bfrom 2019 to \u200d2021. The \u2064money fueled IPPF\u2019s mission to \u201csupply and \u2062support safe and \u2064legal\u200c abortion\u2063 services and care,\u201d including thousands of chemical abortions\u2063 around the world.<\/p>\n
Democrat administrations are good\u200b for abortion \u200dadvocates like IPPF, which is why it raked in millions of tax \u200cdollars during\u2064 President \u2062Barack Obama\u2019s last year in office alone. Federal funding to IPPF, however, fell drastically after the Trump \u2062administration reinstated a rule barring the transfer of taxpayer dollars to organizations \u200dthat touted\u2062 ending life in the womb in 2017.<\/p>\n
The abortion organization <\/p>\n
Why were funds \u2062from the Paycheck Protection Program\u200d given to an organization \u2064responsible for ending innocent lives<\/a>?<\/h2>\n
Er\u200b in operation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program was designed to\u200c provide\u200d financial support\u200d to small businesses affected<\/a> by the pandemic, and it is concerning that\u2062 funds intended for struggling businesses\u2063 were instead given to an organization that\u2064 is responsible for ending countless innocent lives.<\/p>\n
The report also highlights\u200b the significant funding\u2064 received \u200bby international \u2063abortion\u2062 organizations. The \u2062International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)\u200c received a total of $27.2 million from the U.S. government during the same time period. This raises questions about why taxpayer\u200b dollars are being used to support abortion organizations\u200c outside of the United\u200d States when there are numerous other pressing needs that could benefit \u2062from this\u200c funding.<\/p>\n
Furthermore,\u200b the report reveals \u2062that MSI Reproductive Choices, formerly known as Marie Stopes \u2063International, \u2062received $12.97 million from the U.S. government between \u20622019 and 2021. MSI Reproductive \u2062Choices \u200cis a \u200cglobal abortion\u2064 provider, and it\u2064 is deeply troubling that American taxpayer dollars\u2064 are being\u200c used to promote and facilitate abortions \u2062worldwide.<\/p>\n
The report’s\u200b findings underscore the urgent \u200dneed for stricter regulations and oversight of government funding to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not being used to support the abortion \u200dindustry. Federal law clearly prohibits the use\u200c of taxpayer funds for abortion-related activities, \u2063and it is vital that this law\u2064 is upheld and \u2062enforced.<\/p>\n
In addition\u2063 to the government’s responsibility in addressing this\u200b issue, it is imperative that \u200cas citizens, we hold our elected representatives accountable. We must \u200cdemand transparency\u200b and accountability when it comes to how our tax dollars are being\u200b spent. This includes advocating for legislation\u200d that prevents the allocation of taxpayer funds \u200bto organizations involved\u2063 in abortion.<\/p>\n
The GAO report serves as a wake-up call \u2064for\u200b all Americans \u2064who believe in the sanctity of life and the responsible use\u200c of taxpayer \u2063funds. It is our duty\u200b to ensure that \u2063our government respects and upholds the principles\u2063 and values that we hold dear. We must work together to protect the most\u2063 vulnerable among us and\u200b to\u200b make our voices heard.<\/p>\n
Abortion is\u2063 a highly controversial and deeply\u200b personal issue,\u2063 but \u2064when \u200dit comes to\u2062 the use of taxpayer dollars, there should be no\u200d debate. Federal law\u2063 clearly states that taxpayer funds should not be\u2064 used to support abortion, and it is time \u2063for the government to \u2064fully\u2064 comply with this law.<\/p>\n
As citizens, we\u2064 must continue to push for accountability and\u200b transparency in\u2062 government spending. We must\u200b urge our \u2063elected representatives to \u200denact legislation that safeguards \u200ctaxpayer dollars and ensures that they are not \u2062used to \u200dfund the\u2064 ending of innocent lives. Only by actively engaging in this important issue can we hope to \u2063bring about real change and protect the fundamental principles\u2062 that \u2062our nation was founded upon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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