The legislation passed on the same day that the abortion business’s president, Cecile Richards, testified before the House Oversight Committee regarding her organization’s involvement in the harvesting of body parts of aborted babies for sale.
H.R. 3495, The Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, was introduced by
The bill specifies that a state may exclude any individual or entity from providing services through Medicaid based on the individual’s or entity’s involvement in abortions. It comes as the Obama administration and some federal courts have asserted that states that have sought to block Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood affiliates have no authority to do so.
Louisiana, Alabama, Utah, Arkansas, and New Hampshire have all terminated their Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood, and the abortion giant, along with the ACLU, have responded by filing lawsuits to ensure the federal funding remains flowing to Planned Parenthood clinics.
“The House voted today to give states the power to exclude abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funding in their states,” said House Majority Leader
“Protecting life is a sacred duty, and I am committed to advancing legislation that defends the rights of the unborn,” House Majority Whip
Today, House Republicans have taken action to give states like Louisiana the flexibility to cancel contracts with abortion providers under Medicaid and instead shift those dollars to health care facilities that do not perform elective abortions. The American people have been horrified by the actions of Planned Parenthood depicted in the recently released videos, and this legislation gives our nation’s governors the authority and flexibility to take direct action to stop these practices.
In the Senate, Majority Leader
The issue of defunding Planned Parenthood has become a “last straw” in the contentious battle between establishment Republicans and the conservative base of the Republican Party, a battle that has led to the resignation of House Speaker