{"id":2448043,"date":"2025-06-16T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-megabill-would-defund-planned-parenthood-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:31:28","slug":"senate-gop-megabill-would-defund-planned-parenthood-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-megabill-would-defund-planned-parenthood-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate GOP megabill would defund Planned Parenthood &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsenate-gop-megabill-would-defund-planned-parenthood-washington-examiner%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=2448043&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 Senate Finance Committee&#8217;s Republican tax-and-spending megabill includes a provision that would defund planned Parenthood by prohibiting federal Medicaid funding for abortion providers.This aligns with previous legislation passed by the House and marks a notable victory for the anti-abortion movement, as it would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >effectively end federal support<\/a> to healthcare centers that provide elective abortions. If enacted, the measure would restrict funding for the next ten years, impacting Planned Parenthood, which offers a broad range of health services and conducted over 402,000 abortions in the fiscal year 2023-2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-in-out-of-state-donations-funneled-into-ohio-votes-on-abortion\/\" title=\"Ohio votes on ... receive millions in out-of-state donations.\">anti-abortion advocates argue<\/a> that any government funding for these providers indirectly supports abortions. The legislation could face challenges from Democrats as it moves through the budget reconciliation process.Planned Parenthood&#8217;s president indicated that this funding restriction could lead to the closure of numerous centers that serve a significant number of patients.The push to defund Planned Parenthood has intensified following the overturning of roe v. Wade in 2022, a key issue for anti-abortion advocates.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate GOP megabill would defund Planned Parenthood<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2139856\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-finance-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Finance Committee&rsquo;\">Senate Finance Committee&rsquo;<\/a>s version of the Republican tax-and-spending megabill includes language to prohibit federal Medicaid funding for abortion providers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Planned Parenthood\">Planned Parenthood<\/a>, a significant win for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"anti-abortion\">anti-abortion<\/a> movement.<\/p>\n<p>The abortion provider provision in the Medicaid section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/finance_committee_section-by-section_title_vii3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"bill text,\">bill text<\/a> for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, released Monday evening by Finance Chairman <a href=\"Tag:%20Mike%20Crapo%20%20Washington%20Examiner%20https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com%20%E2%80%BA%20tag%20%E2%80%BA%20mike-crapo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Crapo\">Mike Crapo<\/a> (R-ID), mirrors the language of the House bill that was passed last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3443701\/senate-gop-plan-smaller-child-tax-credit-boost\/\">Senate GOP releases tax plan with smaller child tax credit boost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3443441\/iran-israel-f14-destroy-two-rare-tomcats-strike-tehran-airport\/\">Israel destroys at least two rare antiquated F-14 Tomcats in strike on Tehran airport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3443423\/10-year-anniversary-maga-movement-trump-transformative-moments\/\">MAGA movement turns 10: Trump&#8217;s most transformative moments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Just as in the House version of the bill, the legislation would prohibit federal funding for abortion providers for the next 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>If the provision remains in the final version of the bill, the law would prohibit federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services from healthcare centers that conduct elective abortions. One major remaining question, though, is whether the measure can survive Democratic procedural challenges as Republicans advance the overall legislation through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget-reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">budget reconciliation<\/a> process. <\/p>\n<p>Under current law, federal Medicaid dollars cannot go towards abortions except to save the life of the mother or if the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest, but they can go to health centers that provide elective abortions.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-abortion advocates have long pushed for the prohibition of taxpayer funding through Medicaid for abortion providers. They argue that any money given to an abortion provider effectively subsidizes abortion, since money is fungible. They say that such funding covers the costs associated with an abortion as well as whatever service the reimbursement is ostensibly for.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation does not specifically address Planned Parenthood by name, but the organization is the leading abortion provider in the United States, providing more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/about-us\/facts-figures\/annual-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"402,000 abortions\">402,000 abortions<\/a> in fiscal year 2023-2024, according to its most recent annual report. Planned Parenthood also provides millions of STI testing and treatment services, as well as contraception, which under current law can receive federal Medicaid reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the passage of the abortion defunding measure in the House, Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Alexis McGill Johnson said that including that language in the bill would shutter nearly 200 Planned Parenthood centers nationwide that serve 1.1 million patients. <\/p>\n<p>PPFA did not immediately respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&rsquo;s request for comment on the Senate&rsquo;s version of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Defunding Planned Parenthood has become a rallying cry for the anti-abortion movement since the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>federal abortion protections in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>After a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-ballot-initiatives-win-in-five-states\/\" title=\"Pro-... Ballot Initiatives Win in Five States\">pro-abortion ballot initiatives<\/a> in 2022 and 2023 as well as President Donald Trump distancing himself from the anti-abortion movement during the 2024 election, the inclusion of the anti-abortion language in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is being lauded as a massive victory by the anti-abortion lobby. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is time to stop forcing taxpayers to fund the Big Abortion industry, led by Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>We are thankful to the Senate Finance Committee for including this major priority in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yMgDg7A8zh\">https:\/\/t.co\/yMgDg7A8zh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marjorie Dannenfelser (@marjoriesba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marjoriesba\/status\/1934723137829994624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Marjorie Dannefelser, president of the anti-abortion group SBA Pro-Life America, said in a statement Monday that her organization was thankful to Crapo and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-NC) for including the provision in the bill text.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s time to stop forcing taxpayers to fund the Big Abortion industry, led by Planned Parenthood,&rdquo; Dannefelser said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) both spoke at this year&rsquo;s March for Life Rally in January, alongside Vice President J.D. Vance. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2139856\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2139856\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate GOP bill aims to cut funding for Planned Parenthood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2448044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortion-pro-life-roe-wade-hhw7.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13816,54916,37662,34548,32076],"class_list":["post-2448043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-defund","tag-megabill","tag-planned-parenthood","tag-senate-gop","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortion-pro-life-roe-wade-hhw7.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448043","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\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448043"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448047,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448043\/revisions\/2448047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}