Planned Parenthood Defund Bill Fails in Senate; Democrats Claim Baby Parts Aid Women's Health

Christian Post ^ | 08/03/2015 | Michael Gryboski

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The U.S. Senate has rejected a bill to defund Planned Parenthood and transfer its estimated $500 million in federal funds to other women's health sources.

Senate Bill 1881 failed to get the 60 votes required to have debate closed and a vote on the proposed legislation granted, with the results largely falling along party lines.

Introduced by Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, S. 1881 called for the defunding of Planned Parenthood and placing it in other sources for women's health.

"All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women's health care services," read S. 1881.

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics."

For years, pro-life activists have attempted to push legislation removing the estimated $500 million Planned Parenthood annually receives from the federal government.

Last month, a pro-life group named the Center for Medical Progress released undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials speaking about selling aborted baby body parts.

In the first video released, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood's senior director for medical services, spoke about selling baby body parts while eating a salad and drinking wine.

"We've been very good at getting heart, lung, liver … I'm not gonna crush that part," said Nucatola in the video. "I'm going to basically crush below, I'm not gonna crush above, and I am gonna see if I can get it all intact."

"At the national office, we have a litigation and law department which just really doesn't want us to be the middle people for this issue right now … But I will tell you that behind closed doors these conversations are happening with the affiliates."

Other videos released provided more evidence indicating that Planned Parenthood profited from the sale of aborted baby parts.

For their part, pro-choice activists have argued that the videos were deceptively edited and that, at worst, Planned Parenthood provides human tissue for research purposes, which is legal.

During the debate over S. 1881, supporters of the bill argued that the bill would place the money in community health centers untarnished by political scandals like Planned Parenthood.

"Instead of subsidizing a political group, this bill would protect federal funding for health services for women," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

"Instead of subsidizing a political group, this bill would insure funds continue to flow to community health centers and hospitals that provide more comprehensive health services and may have many, many more facilities nationwide."

Critics of the bill, including Senator Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., argued that the bill would have unjustly harmed Planned Parenthood and put those funds in facilities that are ill-equipped to provide more healthcare for women.

"Millions of American women depend on Planned Parenthood for much-needed health services," said Sen. Reid, who called the bill "just another Republican attack on the health of millions of women."

"Here we are once again, faced with another Republican attempt to limit women's access to health care."

Although S. 1881 was defeated, other congressional efforts in response to the furor over the undercover videos including an investigation of Planned Parenthood are still under development.

[demshateGod]

If only Team Red had the house... If only the GOP had the senate... It only we had a Republican president...

[1010RD]

Set up and it should have been attached to the highway bill. Money first is McConnell’s motto.

[Ditter]

Why don't we change the name of this monstrosity to. “ Planned Pantload”?

[hal ogen]

The traitorous, murder-loving weasels probably took a “voice vote”.

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Joe Manchine (D - West Virginia ) Voted YES to defund.

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Joe Manchin (D - West Virginia ) Voted YES to defund.

[boycott]

It was all for show. The GOPe wanted to make it appear they care about such issues. They wanted this to go away as quickly as possible.

This should tell everyone how far this nation has fallen.

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The vote was 53-46, meaning the measure failed the get the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democratic filibuster on bringing the bill up for debate.

[glennaro]

I know people can talk themselves into just about anything ... into rationalizing any conceivable position they may hold ... but I truly thought compelling taxpayer financial support of a company that slaughters babies to sell the organs for a profit because the slaughtering "benefits women's health" was too horrible a thought to even consider.

I was wrong.

[CivilWarBrewing]

I thought women can ‘do it all’ or ‘do it themselves’ these days. Haven’t they been liberated from the evil clutches of bras invented by men? Why do we need tax dollars to go to women’s health? Eff’em. Let them indulge in Feminism.

[boycott]

The vote was 53-46, meaning the measure failed the get the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democratic filibuster on bringing the bill up for debate.

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Yes. Nothing changes.

[Kaslin]

He seemed to have taken his vote back because it was 54 to 43, and than I heard the announcement "McConnell No" Why he did that is beyond me, but even if he didn't the Rat party is the party that want's to kill babies

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MORE DETAILS HERE

Cloture not invoked on motion to proceed to S.1881, Dems voting in favor: Donnelly and Manchin. Republicans voting against: Kirk (and ML McConnell in order to reconsider.) Senators not voting: Graham.

Had all Republicans voted in favor, we still would not be able to get the requisite 60 votes to stop a Filibuster...

[DaveA37]

“GOP Is worthlessness”..........

It certainly has been made perfectly clear, the is NO conservative party any longer. I am switching to “Independent” permanently and have sent memos of my decision to my previous senator and congressman. They DO NOT REPRESENT me nor millions more like me. They can canvas demodummie supporters for their donations, I’ve had it with the rinos.

[SeekAndFind]

MORE DETAILS HERE

Cloture not invoked on motion to proceed to S.1881, Dems voting in favor: Donnelly and Manchin. Republicans voting against: Kirk (and ML McConnell in order to reconsider.) Senators not voting: Graham.

Had all Republicans voted in favor, we still would not be able to get the requisite 60 votes to stop a Filibuster...

MORE DETAILS HERE

Cloture not invoked on motion to proceed to S.1881, Dems voting in favor: Donnelly and Manchin. Republicans voting against: Kirk (and ML McConnell in order to reconsider.) Senators not voting: Graham.

Had all Republicans voted in favor, we still would not be able to get the requisite 60 votes to stop a Filibuster...

[DaveA37]

“GOP Is worthlessness”..........

It certainly has been made perfectly clear, the is NO conservative party any longer. I am switching to “Independent” permanently and have sent memos of my decision to my previous senator and congressman. They DO NOT REPRESENT me nor millions more like me. They can canvas demodummie supporters for their donations, I’ve had it with the rinos.

If Trump runs as an independent, he has my vote.

[odawg]

Now that the horror of Planned Parenthood has been exposed by the videos, and the senators have full knowledge of the horrors, and still voted to fund the organization, they are therefore now complicit with the organization, and incur the same blood guilt as that organization.

[Kaslin]

The Republicans only have 53 seats, and Senator Mancin of VA voted with the Republicans

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[Kaslin]

He had voted yes first, but took his vote back in the last moment