{"id":2631011,"date":"2026-07-17T06:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-leaders-face-hard-task-of-defunding-planned-parenthood\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:31:42","slug":"anti-abortion-leaders-face-hard-task-of-defunding-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-leaders-face-hard-task-of-defunding-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-abortion leaders face hard task of defunding 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\">18<\/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%2Fanti-abortion-leaders-face-hard-task-of-defunding-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=2631011&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>A group of anti-abortion leaders gathered near the Capitol to protest the reauthorization of Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood, which had briefly resumed access last week. Meanwhile, the House was working on a reconciliation bill that did not include provisions to defund Planned Parenthood. The anti-abortion community expresses disappointment that their goal of permanent defunding was not achieved,tho some hope for future efforts through additional legislation. Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have shown support for defunding, but no definitive timeline has been set.Advocates believe stronger commitments are necessary before the upcoming midterm elections, as the lack of action may reduce voter turnout. There is also concern over the Biden administration&#8217;s stance on limiting access to abortion pills. Despite resistance in the Senate due to procedural rules, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-abortion groups remain committed<\/a> to ending federal funding for Planned Parenthood, emphasizing that protecting life shoudl be a permanent priority.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a sweltering Thursday morning, a group of anti-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"200\">abortion<\/a> leaders huddled close to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> side of the Capitol building. They had gathered outside to rally around defunding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/planned-parenthood\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"198\">Planned Parenthood<\/a> for a second time, as the organization had regained access to Medicaid reimbursements last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside the Capitol at the same moment, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-budget-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3209\">House Budget Committee<\/a> was working to advance a framework for a third reconciliation bill. It did not include language to block federal funding to Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4651964\/hakeem-jeffries-friction-democratic-caucus-israel-aid-vote\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries dismisses friction in Democratic caucus over Israel aid vote<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4651461\/house-gop-leadership-pulls-veterans-bill-house-floor-turmoil\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House GOP leadership pulls VA bill amid House floor turmoil<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4650611\/democrats-sidestep-criticism-jeffries-israel-aid-vote\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats sidestep criticism of Jeffries after split vote on Israel aid<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This marked the latest disappointment for the anti-abortion community that has heavily aligned with the GOP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course, we would have liked to have seen Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers defunded in perpetuity or at least in continuity,\u201d Americans United for Life CEO John Mize said. \u201cThat did not happen. So the best that we can get from this Congress is the potential through a follow-on reconciliation bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans United for Life was part of the coalition of groups that organized the rally, including Live Action, Human Coalition, the American Principles Project, National Right to Life, and Students for Life Action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law in July 2025, stipulated that Planned Parenthood was barred from federal reimbursements for just one year. But with a midterm election fast approaching, Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill and President Donald Trump have been reticent to reignite an abortion debate just before November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abortion funding \u201cwas brought up early when we had a much more extensive view of what we could get done, but again, every time you introduce something that one group wants more than another, like there is definitely a group of members, more than just every other member, that would prioritize the abortion-related issues,\u201d House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) told reporters Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had the time, the luxury of time, in the \u2018big, beautiful bill\u2019 to work through that and get at least a partial win for the pro-life movement,\u201d Arrington continued. \u201cI was very happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he was also blunt about what the GOP needs to prioritize if they want to maintain control of the House and Senate next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is the need right now for the highest order of the federal government\u2019s mission and its security, securing elections, securing the food supply, and supporting our troops for the coming defense,\u201d Arrington said. \u201cThat\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has been one of the strongest allies of the anti-abortion movement. And while he gave verbal support to defunding Planned Parenthood, it was unclear when exactly it would happen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI come from the pro-life movement,\u201d Johnson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Thursday. \u201cEverybody knows where my resolve is. We\u2019re going to get the job done as soon as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet for some advocates, Johnson\u2019s words may not be enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had some pro-life champions tell us they\u2019re going to do everything they can to do to get defunding a plan for a big abortion, which is amazing,\u201d said Savanna Deretich, government affairs coordinator for Students for Life Action. \u201cBut there has not been a commitment from the entire GOP and from Trump on this issue. If they can give us a commitment, great. We\u2019ll take anything because right now there\u2019s no commitment, and if they can\u2019t do anything before the midterms, that\u2019s very, very sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocates also warned that not taking action to limit abortion could further depress allies from voting in November. The second Trump administration has angered anti-abortion groups for not blocking access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which can be ordered via mail. However, a glimmer of hope came this week as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged to do more to limit mifepristone while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI very much commit our resources to stopping this,\u201d Blanche told senators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican senators have, in the past, been hesitant to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding for 10 years, fearing that the Senate parliamentarian would rule that it does not meet the Byrd Rule requirement against superfluous provisions in a budget reconciliation bill. That has not deterred anti-abortion leaders and their allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot allow Americans to foot the bill for an organization whose mission is the destruction of innocent human life,\u201d Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) said at the rally on Thursday. \u201cIt is time for Congress to defund Planned Parenthood and stop this funding for good. No more temporary fixes or expiration dates, and no more taxpayer-funded abortions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4643069\/planned-parenthood-47-million-campaign-swing-races-abortion-top-midterm-focus\/\">PLANNED PARENTHOOD\u2019S $47 MILLION CAMPAIGN IN SWING RACES AIMS TO MAKE ABORTION TOP MIDTERM FOCUS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet me just say up front to you today: protecting life should never have an expiration date,\u201d Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) added, before joining his colleagues inside the Capitol building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven as we are out here speaking this morning, the House Budget Committee is taking the first step toward reconciliation 3.0,\u201d he continued. \u201cI call today that now Congress has both the opportunity and the responsibility to include a long-term restriction on federal funding for Planned Parenthood.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-abortion leaders rally outside Capitol as funding efforts stall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2631012,"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\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2207556134-e1784238714512.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4310,37662,8347],"class_list":["post-2631011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abortion","tag-planned-parenthood","tag-pro-life"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2207556134-e1784238714512.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631011","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631015,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631011\/revisions\/2631015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}