In another body blow to America's most deadly abort-for-profit corporation, a budget bill that includes the defunding of Planned Parenthood passed on Sunday night.
The House Budget Committee passed the bill 17 to 16. Called the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” by the White House, it defunds abortion vendors and also prohibits Medicaid from paying for unscientific and dangerous transgender drugs and surgeries for minors.
The massive budget reconciliation bill, which still must pass the U.S. House and Senate, had hit roadblocks with some conservative members of the committee who wanted deeper cuts and changes to spending programs, according to NBC News.
Susan B. Anthony of Pro-Life America praised the budget bill when it passed out of a different House committee last week. The pro-life group debunked Planned Parenthood’s claims that it needs funding or poor people won’t get healthcare.
“The Big Abortion industry is focused on profits, politics and lawfare, not providing quality services for low-income women in a safe environment,” the group stated last week. “Patients are far better off going to community health centers that outnumber Planned Parenthood 15:1, where Medicaid recipients among others can get much more comprehensive care.”
Students for Life Action also supports the budget bill. It sent a letter to legislators on May 16, urging them to support the bill.
“We implore you not to let this historic initiative to defund Planned Parenthood and all abortion vendors fail now,” President Kristan Hawkins wrote. “The choice is yours, and we ask that you choose to advance the current bill language all the way to President Trump’s desk for signature. But know that the American people made their choice when they rejected the most pro-abortion ticket in American history to ask you in the GOP and President Trump to lead on Life.”