“Those funds come through Medicaid and are specified for non-abortive services. Pro-life leaders, though, argue that they nonetheless bolster Planned Parenthood’s finances and thereby its capability to provide abortions.” - Baptist Press
Federal judge temporarily halts defunding of Planned Parenthood
“U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of the District of Massachusetts, an Obama appointee, issued a two-week temporary restraining order on Monday until she hears arguments in the case on July 21.” - CPost
Missouri defunds Planned Parenthood, abortion providers
House Bill 2634 declares it “unlawful for any public funds to be expended to any abortion facility, or to any affiliate of such abortion facility.” - Christian Post
Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against largest 'sanctuary city for the unborn'
“Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services, an affiliate of the largest abortion provider in the country, filed a motion to dismiss its lawsuit against the city of Lubbock, Texas, the most populous sanctuary city for the unborn in the U.S.” - CPost
Over 100 Christian colleges have ties to Planned Parenthood: report
“The Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, a project of the pro-life group Students for Life of America….analyzed all 784 colleges and universities in the U.S. that are affiliated with a Christian church, finding that 103 of the colleges had some type of relationship with Planned Parenthood.” - CPost
Historian Jon Meacham pulled from Samford event over Planned Parenthood ties
“…the private Christian university pulled Meacham’s lecture after a student created an online petition and a resolution was passed by the Student Government Association, both calling for his removal.” - BPNews
Planned Parenthood condemns founder's tie to white supremacy
“Pro-life activists have responded after Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson denounced the organization’s founder, Margaret Sanger, and accused the head of the abortion giant of attempting to undertake a ‘fake reckoning’ regarding Sanger’s ties to the eugenics movement.” - C.Post
Planned Parenthood announces new clergy advisory board members, many from red states
“The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is announcing a new slate of faith leaders for its clergy advisory board who mostly hail from states controlled by Republicans or in the South, a move officials say follows a ‘wave of lawmakers’ such as Georgia Sen.
House Democrats are trying to use COVID-19 relief bills to fund Planned Parenthood
“Democrats are ready for another attempt, and the latest iteration of the new stimulus bill in the House includes no Hyde Amendment language.
Appealing the Planned Parenthood case
“The Thomas More Society, which defended Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden, has announced its plans to appeal the court’s ruling in Planned Parenthood v. The Center for Medical Progress. Recently, a jury found a team of undercover CMP journalists liable after a series of videos exposed Planned Parenthood’s illegal baby body-parts trade.” - Washington Examiner