A sign is pictured at the entrance to a Planned Parenthood building in New York on Aug. 31, 2015. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)
After President Donald Trump's electoral victory and his subsequent pardoning of pro-life individuals charged under the Biden administration's Department of Justice, pro-life conservatives are now redirecting their efforts within the movement to cut off abortion providers' access to widespread federal funding.
"Republican reconciliation bills in 2015 and 2017 included a provision to stop giving hard-earned American tax dollars to Big Abortion," the groups wrote. "In 2025 it is even more urgent to cut funding for this industry that endangers women and unborn children and spends tens of millions of dollars to promote woke policies and candidates. Planned Parenthood and groups like it were among those first identified for cost saving measures by Elon Musk who singled them out in the Wall Street Journal last November."
Trump has "already rolled back" funding for abortion groups abroad through his executive order reinforcing the Hyde Amendment, a law that prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for abortions.
"Congressional action is necessary to stop the biggest source of taxpayer cash for the domestic abortion industry – Medicaid," the letter states.
While the Hyde Amendment sets the federal limits on abortion funding, individual states have the authority to expand or restrict Medicaid coverage beyond these exceptions. Some states choose to use state funds to provide Medicaid coverage for abortion services beyond the cases allowed under the Hyde Amendment, while others do not.
Several lawmakers in the House and Senate have already introduced bills to rollback federal support for Planned Parenthood. Introduced by Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., in January, the "Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2025" proposes a one-year moratorium on federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and its affiliates.
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Both the House and Senate adopted separate budgets for FY 2025 last month, and both are expected to pass their reconciliation packages by April or May. The Trump administration also plans to freeze $27.5 million in federal family-planning grants to organizations, including Planned Parenthood, while reviewing their use of funds for diversity, equity and inclusion, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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"Women and children deserve better care. In an era of reexamining federal funding, Congress should start by cutting funding for Big Abortion in the upcoming reconciliation bill," the groups said.
Among the 150 major pro-life coalitions who signed the letter include Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, AAPLOG Action, ACLJ Action, Advancing American Freedom and AFA Action.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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