Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider Renews Opposition to Hyde Amendment

Abortion, , , ,

On Monday Planned Parenthood — the nation’s largest abortion provider — renewed calls for congress to end the Hyde Amendment and pass legislation paying for abortions with taxpayer funds.

The Hyde Amendment is a bipartisan budget provision that generally prevents taxpayer funds from being used to pay for abortions except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother’s life or physical health are in jeopardy. Without the Hyde Amendment, public funding could be used to pay for abortions for any reason.

The Hyde Amendment is a bipartisan compromise that has existed since the 1970s, but debate over the measure has escalated in recent years.

For example, in 2016 and 2020, Planned Parenthood began calling for the repeal of the Hyde Amendment.

As a U.S. Senator, President Biden supported the Hyde Amendment, but he reversed his position during his presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020.

In 2020 and 2021 liberals in Washington began pushing to propose a federal budget that would permit taxpayer-funded abortions.

Planned Parenthood’s statement on Monday called for Congress to end the Hyde Amendment and pass the EACH Act — a law that would pay for abortions with taxpayer funds.

Public opinion polling has shown time and again that Americans overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer-funded abortion.

Abortion ends the lives of unborn children. Repealing the Hyde Amendment would hurt women and unborn children, and it would be grossly out of step with will of everyday Americans.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

READ MORE

Planned Parenthood Endorses Candidate for Arkansas House

Abortion, , , , ,

Planned Parenthood recently updated its list of campaign endorsements to include a candidate running for House of Representatives in Arkansas.

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider and a major proponent of transgender ideology. The organization has a history of endorsing and donating to candidates who share its values.

According to its website, Planned Parenthood has endorsed Cortney McKee (D) who is running for House District 85 this year.

Early voting in Arkansas begins Monday, October 21, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 5.

According to the most recent reports filed with the Secretary of State’s office, Planned Parenthood’s political action committee has been largely inactive in Arkansas for 2024.

Planned Parenthood’s political action committee reportedly has a little over $11,000 that it could spend influencing elections in Arkansas between now and November 5.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

READ MORE

Groups Like Planned Parenthood Expanding in Pro-Abortion States

Abortion, , ,
Above: Planned Parenthood’s new abortion facility in Southeast Kansas, just 90 minutes from Arkansas.

As states like Arkansas pass laws protecting women and unborn children from abortion, groups like Planned Parenthood are shifting their focus to pro-abortion states.

Media outlet KFF Health News recently reported how a Planned Parenthood facility in Missouri has transferred some of its equipment to states where abortion is legal.

Family Council has written about how Planned Parenthood recently opened a new abortion facility in southeast Kansas — just an hour and a half from the Arkansas border. Official reports show some 405 women from Arkansas had abortions in Kansas during 2022, and many pro-lifers are concerned that number will grow as Planned Parenthood encourages women to cross state lines for abortion.

Over the summer NPR reported that abortionists in Massachusetts have started using so-called “shield law” as cover to mail abortion drugs like RU-486 across state lines. Massachusetts’ shield law protects abortionists from civil or criminal liability for mailing abortion drugs to a state where abortion is illegal.

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, we said the decision marked a turning point for the pro-life movement. Going forward, pro-lifers would need to shift our focus from making abortion illegal to making abortion irrelevant and unthinkable as well.

That’s part of the reason the Arkansas Legislature has voted to give millions of dollars to pregnancy help organizations that provide women with real options besides abortion. Arkansas is home to more than 60 organizations that assist pregnant women — including some 45 pregnancy resource centers that help women with unplanned pregnancies. The State’s funding supports families at the local level without creating new government programs — and it helps women choose options besides abortion.

As pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood double down on their efforts to expand abortion, it’s going to be critical for pro-lifers to continue promoting a culture that values and protects innocent human life from conception until natural death. Ending abortion will require us to reach hearts and minds as well as change public policy. That is something Family Council remains committed to doing.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

READ MORE