Hundreds of Pregnancy Center Leaders Urge Trump, Congress to Defund Planned Parenthood Before Time Runs Out

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A coalition of more than 300 directors of pro-life pregnancy centers, led by Americans United for Life and a pro-life company, wrote a letter to President Donald Trump and congressional leadership asking them to extend the defund of Planned Parenthood.

Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” defunded Planned Parenthood for one year, but that expires July 4. John Mize, CEO of Americans United for Life, Anton Krecic, CEO of Seven Weeks Coffee, and hundreds of pregnancy center directors penned a letter to Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune asking them to extend the policy.

 “With the moratorium on funding abortion providers like Planned Parenthood set to expire on our great nation’s 250th anniversary,” the letter says, “we call for the defunding of abortion providers by July 4 and look forward to walking and working alongside you as you create policies that strengthen families and protect the pre-born.”

The letter promotes pregnancy centers as an alternative to Planned Parenthood, due to the range of services they provide includingpregnancy tests, ultrasounds, STD testing, material resource assistance, medical referrals, education classes, pregnancy counseling, after-abortion recovery and care, and fatherhood programs.

“Pregnancy centers not only provide important services, but they promote the flourishing of families,” the letter says. “Their goal is to come alongside mothers and fathers with physical and emotional support so that they don’t feel like abortion is their only option. Our communities are far richer for the work done by pregnancy centers.”

Unlike abortion facilities, pregnancy centers provide real woman’s health care, said Krecic, who founded Seven Weeks Coffee, a pro-life coffee bean company that donates a portion of its profits to pregnancy centers.

“Supporting women with practical resources, baby essentials, parenting support, and medical guidance that support moms during pregnancy and far after birth,” he said. “It’s our privilege to support over 1,200 centers nationwide and have a coalition of pregnancy centers that are standing together asking Washington to end federal abortion funding.”

“Unlike abortion businesses, pregnancy centers provide real woman’s health care. Supporting women with practical resources, baby essentials, parenting support, and medical guidance that support moms during pregnancy and far after birth. It’s our privilege to support over 1,200 centers nationwide and have a coalition of pregnancy centers that are standing together asking Washington to end federal abortion funding.” Krecic said.

The pregnancy centers also urge action on the chemical abortion pill following a report from the Ethics and Public Policy Center showing about 11% of women experience adverse effects after taking mifepristone. The Biden-era Food and Drug Administration removed the in-person dispensing requirements for the abortion pill.

“We cannot in good conscience celebrate 250 years of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness by simultaneously federally funding the largest abortion provider in the country,” the pregnancy center directors wrote. “Nor can we ignore the devastation caused by the abortion pill.”

John Mize said pregnancy centers are uniquely situated to understand the harms inflicted on women by Planned Parenthood.

“Federal dollars must never be used against the taxpayer’s conscience to prop up dangerous abortion providers,” Mize told The Daily Signal. “Congress must extend the One Big Beautiful Bill’s defunding provision and rededicate the nation to a culture of life, rather than let America’s 250th birthday be a celebration for abortion providers.”