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Congress Closer To Defunding Planned Parenthood After House Passes ’Big Beautiful Bill’

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The bill states any nonprofit that ‚provides for abortions‘ and received more than $1 million in 2024 is off limits for future funding.
The bill states any nonprofit that ‘provides for abortions’ and received more than $1 million in 2024 is off limits for future funding.
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to pass a hefty spending bill that will significantly cut the flow of federal dollars to the organizations responsible for ending the lives of hundreds of thousands of unborn babies each year.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is far from the perfect fraud and waste solution some claim it to be. It still adds $3.1 trillion to the national debt and includes provisions that explicitly protect aspects of taxpayer-funded healthcare. The legislation does, however, ensure none of those Medicaid dollars “shall be used to make payments to a prohibited entity for items and services furnished during a 10-year period.”
While the bill does not explicitly name Planned Parenthood as a “prohibited entity,” it does state that any nonprofit organization that “is primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care,” “provides for abortions,” and received more than $1 million in taxpayer funding in 2024, is off limits.

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