Jamie Joseph from Fox News reports that over 150 state and national pro-life organizations, including Center for Arizona Policy, have signed a letter urging Congress to cut Medicaid funding to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood through budget reconciliation. This effort focuses on protecting unborn life by redirecting taxpayer dollars away from organizations that perform abortions. Joseph writes:
“Republican reconciliation bills in 2015 and 2017 included a provision to stop giving hard-earned American tax dollars to Big Abortion,” the groups wrote. “In 2025 it is even more urgent to cut funding for this industry that endangers women and unborn children and spends tens of millions of dollars to promote woke policies and candidates. Planned Parenthood and groups like it were among those first identified for cost saving measures by Elon Musk who singled them out in the Wall Street Journal last November.
The sanctity of human life is at stake when taxpayer dollars flow to abortion providers. While the Trump administration has already reinforced the Hyde Amendment through executive action to prevent federal funds from being used for abortions abroad, the coalition identifies that Medicaid remains “the biggest source of taxpayer cash for the domestic abortion industry” requiring congressional action.
“Women and children deserve better care. In an era of reexamining federal funding, Congress should start by cutting funding for Big Abortion in the upcoming reconciliation bill,” the groups said.
Every human life is sacred from conception to natural death. By ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood and similar organizations, Congress has the opportunity to protect countless unborn lives and uphold the dignity of human life. The coalition letter emphasizes that directing federal dollars away from abortion providers is not just fiscally responsible but morally imperative.
As a signatory, Center for Arizona Policy continues to advocate for the protection of human life at all stages and believes taxpayer resources should support life-affirming healthcare options rather than funding organizations that end human lives through abortion.
Read the full story here.
Read the coalition letter here.
Read the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America press release here.