{"id":2437286,"date":"2025-05-21T07:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-budget-would-finally-defund-planned-parenthood\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T07:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:51:30","slug":"gop-budget-would-finally-defund-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-budget-would-finally-defund-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Budget Would Finally Defund Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-budget-would-finally-defund-planned-parenthood%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437286&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent decision by the House Budget Committee to advance President Trump&#8217;s budget plan, which aims to defund organizations like Planned Parenthood, a major provider of abortions in the U.S. According to the legislation,no Medicaid funds would be allocated to entities providing abortions that exceed a specified income threshold. The article highlights that Planned Parenthood, which reportedly earned over $200 million in profit in the past two years, has significantly increased the number of abortions it performs while reducing other health services. Despite the financial support from taxpayers, many American citizens oppose funding for abortion services; a poll indicated that 57% of Americans are against using tax dollars for this purpose. The piece also references previous controversies surrounding Planned Parenthood, including allegations of unethical practices and financial ties to political campaigns.The author argues it is indeed time for Congressional Republicans to cut funding to abortion organizations and reflects on the moral implications of such funding.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8VCY3WGUIqU\">  WKRG\/Youtube<\/a>&nbsp;       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/gop-budget-would-finally-defund-democrat-mega-donor-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=GOP%20Budget%20Would%20Finally%20Defund%20Democrat%20Mega-Donor%20Planned%20Parenthood&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/gop-budget-would-finally-defund-democrat-mega-donor-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=GOP%20Budget%20Would%20Finally%20Defund%20Democrat%20Mega-Donor%20Planned%20Parenthood&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/gop-budget-would-finally-defund-democrat-mega-donor-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/gop-budget-would-finally-defund-democrat-mega-donor-planned-parenthood\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=GOP%20Budget%20Would%20Finally%20Defund%20Democrat%20Mega-Donor%20Planned%20Parenthood&amp;body=Every%20single%20dollar%20that%20flows%20to%20Planned%20Parenthood%20enables%20the%20abortion%20giant%20to%20expand%20its%20abortion%20empire.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/gop-budget-would-finally-defund-democrat-mega-donor-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday, the House Budget Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2025\/may\/18\/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-advances-committee-rare-weekend-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted<\/a> 17-16 to advance President Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;one, big, beautiful bill,&rdquo; and it achieves a goal social conservatives have had for years: It finally defunds Big Abortion.<\/p>\n<p>No Medicaid dollars &ldquo;shall be used to make payments to a prohibited entity for items and services furnished during a 10-year period,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net\/Subtitle_D_Health_ae3638d840.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the<\/a> bill states. It defines a prohibited entity as any 501(c)(3) charitable organization that &ldquo;is primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care,&rdquo; &ldquo;provides for abortions,&rdquo; and exceeded $1 million in Medicaid dollars in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1725166391\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Planned Parenthood, our nation&rsquo;s largest provider of abortions, released its latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/ec\/6d\/ec6da0d6-98e5-4278-8d11-99a5cba8e615\/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual report<\/a> on Monday, May 12. The report shows exactly why this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-unorthodox-pro-life-bills-advancing-in-state-legislatures\/\" title=\"Five Unorthodox Pro-Life Bills Advancing In State Legislatures\">pro-life measure<\/a> must remain in the final budget reconciliation bill.<\/p>\n<p>In the last two years, Planned Parenthood &mdash; an ostensibly &ldquo;nonprofit organization&rdquo; &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com\/planned-parenthood-earns-2-billion-killing-over-400000-babies-annual-report-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earned<\/a> a stunning $206 million <em>in profit<\/em>, its own numbers reveal. Much of that is thanks to hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars flowing into its coffers.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the organization took in $792.2 million from government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements &mdash; over $2 million a day, and approaching half its total revenue. What did the American taxpayer receive for their generous contributions? More abortions. Fewer services. Fewer breast exams and pap tests. And fewer prenatal services.<\/p>\n<p>The number of abortions Planned Parenthood performs <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com\/planned-parenthood-earns-2-billion-killing-over-400000-babies-annual-report-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continues<\/a> to increase, reaching a staggering 402,200 last year. Meanwhile, the organizations&rsquo; cancer screening and prevention services have dropped by 54 percent since 2013, including declines of 61 percent for breast exams and 54 percent for pap tests.<\/p>\n<p>To reiterate, Planned Parenthood snuffs out the lives of nearly half a million babies annually, depriving them of any chance at life. This is a great moral travesty, and most Americans want nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kofc.org\/en\/resources\/communications\/polls\/2025-kofc-marist-poll-results.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marist poll<\/a> released earlier this year, 57 percent of Americans, including 54 percent of women, oppose using tax dollars to fund abortion. But every single dollar that flows to Planned Parenthood enables the abortion giant to expand its abortion empire.<\/p>\n<p>Ten years ago, pro-life journalist David Daleiden exposed the ghastly underbelly of Planned Parenthood. In a series of undercover interviews, Daleiden showed the abortion giant&rsquo;s executives haggling over prices for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >aborted baby body parts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Videos exposed Planned Parenthood Federation of America&rsquo;s Medical Directors&rsquo; Council President, Dr. Mary Gatter, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com\/david-daleiden-ordered-to-pay-planned-parenthood-2-4-million-for-exposing-sale-of-baby-body-parts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">negotiating<\/a> over payments for intact &ldquo;fetal specimens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, in negotiations whoever throws out the figure first is at a loss, right? I just don&rsquo;t want to lowball,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Let me just figure out what others are getting, and if this is in the ballpark, then it&rsquo;s fine, if it&rsquo;s still low, then we can bump it up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then came her unprompted, grisly remark: &ldquo;I want a Lamborghini.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She haggles for higher prices for baby organs to pay for her dream car.<\/p>\n<p>After the videos were released, Planned Parenthood played the victim card. The videos were somehow &ldquo;deceptively edited,&rdquo; the abortion giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/press-releases\/deceptive-videos-about-planned-parenthood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a>. But they weren&rsquo;t. They were real.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, after the release of the videos, two companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerformedicalprogress.org\/2025\/01\/breaking-state-of-california-agrees-to-end-unprecedented-prosecution-of-cmps-undercover-video-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admitted<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-ends-prosecution-of-pro-lifers-who-found-aborted-baby-sales\/\" title=\"CA Ends Prosecution Of Pro-Lifers Who Found Aborted Baby Sales\">illegally selling aborted fetuses<\/a> from Planned Parenthood in southern California and agreed to a $7.8 million settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The revelations encouraged pro-life supporters, who thought the moment Congress would defund the abortion giant had finally arrived. To our great national shame, Planned Parenthood continued to receive millions of dollars in government cash, including in years Republicans controlled the presidency and both chambers of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>What did Republicans receive in return? Planned Parenthood put up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/former-planned-parenthood-director-pro-life-abby-johnson-2020-presidential-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$45 million<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-holds-rally-with-planned-parenthood-leadership\/\" title=\"John Fetterman Holds Rally With ... Leadership\">elect pro-abortion politicians<\/a> in 2020, and another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthoodaction.org\/pressroom\/statement-from-planned-parenthood-action-fund-on-presidential-election-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$69.5 million<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Why would any political party readily fund their political opposition year after year? It&rsquo;s past time for Congressional Republicans to defund Big Abortion.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Zachary Mettler works as a staff writer and communications liaison for the Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family. In his role, he writes about current political issues, U.S. history, political philosophy, and culture. Mettler earned his bachelor&rsquo;s degree from William Jessup University and is an alumnus of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. In addition to the Daily Citizen, his written pieces have appeared in the Daily Wire, the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Newsweek, Townhall, the Daily Signal, the Christian Post, Charisma News, and other outlets.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Zachary Mettler<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/zachmettler\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/aborted-baby-body-parts\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Aborted Baby Body Parts<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Abortion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/big-abortion\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Big Abortion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/budget\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">budget<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/david-daleiden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">David Daleiden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/defund-planned-parenthood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Defund Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gop\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">GOP<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/planned-parenthood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, the House Budget Committee voted 17-16 to advance President Trump&#8217;s bill, fulfilling a long-standing goal of social conservatives by defunding Big Abortion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2969,"featured_media":2437288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-20-at-2.05.06-PM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[4463,13816,6203,37662],"class_list":["post-2437286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget","tag-defund","tag-gop","tag-planned-parenthood"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-20-at-2.05.06-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2969"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437286"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437290,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437286\/revisions\/2437290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}