Posted on 06/20/2019 12:34:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today allowed the Trump administration to deny federal funding to entities that commit abortions on site, a temporary but significant victory for the pro-life movement. The court will continue to consider lawsuits against the rule while it is in effect.
In February, the Trump administration rolled out rules requiring facilities that receive family planning grant money Title X services to be physically separate from those that commit or refer for abortions. Under the previous rules, Title X services and abortions could “co-locate” in the same center, as long as the abortions were privately funded. The facilities receiving federal money must also be financially separate from abortion centers.
This new regulation, called the Protect Life Rule, is expected to reduce Planned Parenthood’s federal subsidies by $60 million.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Rule also ends “referral for abortion as a method of family planning,” eliminates a “requirement that Title X providers offer abortion counseling and referral,” and requires “more complete reporting by grantees about subrecipients and more clarity about informal partnerships with referral agencies.”
“This ruling is a victory for President Trump and the majority of Americans who do not want to fund the abortion industry with their tax dollars,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of the Susan B. Anthony List. “The Protect Life Rule simply draws a bright line between abortion and family planning, stopping abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood from treating Title X as their private slush fund without reducing funding by a dime. Similar regulations were upheld by the Supreme Court nearly three decades ago. We are encouraged by this news and confident the Trump administration will prevail.”
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over the Protect Life Rule. According to Politico, “Some states challenging the rule, including Oregon and Washington, have said they will withdraw from the Title X program if the new rules are allowed to take effect, potentially forfeiting millions of dollars.”
Yesterday, the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending package that would block the Protect Life Rule from going into effect. That bill presumably won’t make it past the U.S. Senate or President Trump.
Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen called today’s news “devastating” and the pro-life policy “unethical, illegal, and harmful to public health.”
YES!!!
Bravo!
Not that I would want this organization to survive, but nothing is stopping all the Hollyweird and leftie big mouths from donating millions every year to PP.
Winning!!
Love our President!
Democrats do love their baby-killing machine
Never, ever, ever should people hold public office or vote if they advocate killing unborn citizens. Totally antithetical to civil society.
Abortion is our current national stain.
Obama's programs are being undone little by little.
Another Win. Another cause for celebration.
Ninth Circuit. Wow.
POTUS has been working hard to change the makeup of the 9th abomination. This is a prelim result.
The full 9th may upend this but it is certain they know more conservative judges are waiting in the wings ready to join. We can expect the 9th to move from far left to right of center because of the hard work of President Trump.
Ninth Circus?
Yep, that was a pig flying by my window.
I had to check the online site, after I checked my pulse to see if I was still here.
DEFUND anti-life collectives. Domestic enemies ALERT!
President Trump is slowly rolling back the insanity of infanticide.
The Democratic party are the ones who want to win in court rather than pass legislation. Be careful what you wish for, you may just get it.
8th circuit no less.
Trump is the best President in my life time.
Exactly it was just a lucky draw for the 3 judge ruling. The full circus wil “fix” this no doubt.
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