Conservatives Gearing Up to Stop Taxpayers From ‘Subsidizing the Killing of American Children’

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The pro-life movement has determined its newest priority: preventing Planned Parenthood from receiving full funding again, starting July 4.

“Next year, our nation will mark its 250th anniversary. A celebration of human dignity and the God-given rights proclaimed in our founding,” Live Action founder and president Lila Rose told The Daily Signal. “But we cannot celebrate freedom while subsidizing the killing of American children.”

President Donald Trump’s “One, Big Beautiful Bill” instructed the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood, that received more than $800,000,000 from Medicaid in 2023.

But on July 4, America’s 250th birthday, Planned Parenthood is set to regain full taxpayer funding.

A pro-life coalition led by Live Action has set its sights on working with Congress to prevent that from happening. Members of the movement who plan to prioritize this issue include Students for Life, CatholicVote, National Right to Life, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Family Research Council, The Heritage Foundation, March for Life, Advancing American Freedom, and pro-life congressional staffers.

The pro-life movement is calling for “a permanent taxpayer defund of all organizations that commit abortion, not another temporary restriction that can be undone from one year to the next,” Rose said.

“As we prepare to honor our country, we must return to the truth declared at our beginning that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with the right to life,” Rose said. “We cannot meaningfully celebrate that principle while simultaneously funding the destruction of our most vulnerable. It is time for Planned Parenthood to be permanently defunded and completely shut down.”

Live Action is urging pro-lifers to call the House of Representatives and the Senate to take immediate action before July 4 to reinstate the full defund of Planned Parenthood in the federal budget.

“We are a nation founded on the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—not abortion on demand, not federally funded destruction of children,” the pro-life group says. “On July 4th, 1776, our founders declared independence from tyranny. On July 4th, 2026, let’s declare independence from Planned Parenthood.”

The pro-life movement is preparing for a big push in January to coincide with the annual March for Life. Congress is likely to revisit the budget reconciliation process in January after squaring away the Affordable Care Act credits and appropriations bills through the end of 2025.

“For too long, Planned Parenthood has deceived the American public while relying on nearly $800 million annually in taxpayer funding,” Live Action says, adding that abortions have surged to a record 402,230 per year and the abortion giant raked in $178 million in profit in a single year while holding billions in assets.

An earlier version of the Big, Beautiful Bill blocked abortion providers from receiving federal taxpayer dollars for the next 10 years. But by the time the Senate version passed, that defunding period had been scaled back to just one year.

The pro-life movement still hailed Congress voting to defund Planned Parenthood in July as a major victory, but the coalition is committed to preventing the victory from expiring on America’s birthday. Live Action has a countdown on its website to when the abortion giant will regain funding if Congress doesn’t act.

“We are only 240 days away from Planned Parenthood being taxpayer funded once again if Congress does not act,” said Noah Brandt, vice president of communications and government relations at Live Action. “Every day that passes brings us closer to hundreds of millions of dollars being sent to the nation’s largest abortion business.”

“Congress must act now to make the defund permanent,” Brandt continued. “The American people should never be forced to subsidize the killing of children.”

Planned Parenthood does not represent the health care needs of American women and families, according to Live Action.

Rather, it has been involved in Medicaid fraud and failure to report child sexual abuse; discriminatory practices against pregnant and pro-life employees; and performing “gender-affirming” procedures on minors, often without appropriate medical evaluation or parental safeguards, Live Action says.

“Planned Parenthood’s record reveals an organization built on profit, deception, and exploitation—not healthcare or compassion,” the pro-life organization writes.

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