House Passes Budget Bill Cutting Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood

The House of Representatives passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill," a significant spending and budget reconciliation package that includes provisions to defund Planned Parenthood by cutting Medicaid funding for the organization, except in cases of rape or incest. This move was celebrated by pro-life advocates as a major victory against taxpayer funding of abortion and transgender medical interventions, with leaders highlighting the bill’s impact on reducing support for what they call the "Big Abortion industry." Planned Parenthood, which receives over one-third of its funding from the federal government, is a central target of the bill, which aims to stop the flow of approximately $2 million per day in taxpayer dollars. The legislation also features substantial tax cuts, border security measures, and expanded military funding, making it a broad package with wide-reaching fiscal and policy implications. President Donald Trump praised the bill as historic and transformative, while pro-abortion groups condemned it for threatening to cut healthcare access for millions and potentially shutting down Planned Parenthood health centers. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration, with its final passage seen as a crucial moment in the ongoing national debate over abortion and federal funding.