lifenews.com
2025-04-11
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution Thursday that paves the way for defunding Planned Parenthood and other abortion companies through the budget reconciliation process.
The move is celebrated by pro-life advocates as a significant step toward ending taxpayer support for the abortion industry.
The resolution, which mirrors a similar measure passed by the Senate on April 5, allows congressional committees to begin drafting a reconciliation bill that could redirect hundreds of millions of dollars away from abortion businesses. If approved by both chambers, the reconciliation bill with defunding language would need only a simple majority to pass, avoiding the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold--a strategic advantage for Republicans, who control both Congress and the White House.
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