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U.S. House De-funds Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood receives more than $363 million taxpayer dollars every year, making up roughly one-third of its annual budget. Although the Pence Amendment has been introduced in years past, it gained traction in recent weeks after a pro-life organization, LiveAction, released under-cover video footage that showed Planned Parenthood employees offering counsel and support to two individuals posing as a pimp and a prostitute. Although the 1976 Hyde Amendment prohibits any federal funding from directly subsidizing abortions (except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother), pro-life advocates have long supported the Pence Amendment as a permanent way to limit such funding. The Hyde Amendment must be renewed each year by Congress. In a press release, Rep. Pence praised the vote as “a victory for taxpayers and a victory for life.” He continued, “By banning federal funding to Planned Parenthood, Congress has taken a stand for millions of Americans who believe their tax dollars should not be used to subsidize the largest abortion provider in America. I commend my colleagues in both parties for taking a stand for taxpayers and a stand for life.” The measure now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Also making news last week was a new Rasmussen Reports survey, which found that the majority of respondents viewed abortion as “morally wrong” most of the time. The survey of likely U.S. voters found that while 50 percent of respondents labeled themselves “pro-choice” and 40 percent self-identified as “pro-life,” a 53 percent majority of all respondents considered abortion to be morally wrong most of the time, and 49 percent agreed that abortions can be obtained too easily.Related resources: Copyright © 2011. North Carolina Family Policy Council. All rights reserved.
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