{"id":17558,"date":"2017-02-03T10:35:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/?p=17558"},"modified":"2017-02-03T10:35:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:35:53","slug":"members-congress-join-live-action-call-end-taxpayer-funding-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/members-congress-join-live-action-call-end-taxpayer-funding-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Members of Congress join Live Action to call for the end of taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2017) &#8211; Twelve members of Congress joined pro-life organization Live Action in front of the Capitol today to call for the end of taxpayer funding of abortion giant Planned Parenthood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Link to recording of today\u2019s news conference: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\/videos\/10154946191643728\/\"><b>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\/videos\/10154946191643728\/<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speakers: Live Action President and Founder Lila Rose and Reps. Diane Black (R, TN-6), Ann Wagner (R, MO-2), Trent Franks (R, AZ-8), Steve King (R, IA-4), Jody Hice (R, GA-10), Vicky Hartzler (R, MO-4), Robert Pittenger (R, NC-9), Ralph Abraham (R, LA-5), and House Pro-Life Caucus Chairman Chris Smith (R, NJ-4). <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reps. Steve Pearce (R, NM-2), Jim Banks (R, IN-3), and Doug LaMalfa (R, CA-1) were also present to show their support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Statements prepared before the news conference:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Lila Rose:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongress has woken up to the demand of the American people to end the forced taxpayer funding of America\u2019s largest abortion corporation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor too long, Planned Parenthood has received hundreds of millions of dollars a year from taxpayers based on a lie that it\u2019s the go-to reproductive health care provider for women. The problem is, Live Action\u2019s latest investigation shows Planned Parenthood offers virtually no help to women who want to keep their babies. Planned Parenthood centers all over the country are turning away pregnant women seeking critical prenatal care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlanned Parenthood is not real health care for women. If we\u2019re going to fund women\u2019s health care, we need to be funding places that actually provide it &#8212; and places that don\u2019t dismember, poison, and starve to death 887 children a day in the process. For every Planned Parenthood, there are 20 local health centers that provide more comprehensive care for women and their children, especially for low-income women. That\u2019s where the funding needs to go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ann Wagner:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFighting for the sanctity of life is my most precious responsibility as a member of Congress. Each year Planned Parenthood commits more than 320,000 abortions \u2013 one every 97 seconds \u2013 and I thank Live Action for their work to highlight the severe physical and emotional consequences of abortion for both the unborn and their mothers. While Congress has made great strides in limiting this horrific practice, I will not stop fighting until abortion is not only illegal, but unthinkable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Banks:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend Live Action\u2019s efforts to expose the misleading and deceptive claims made by Planned Parenthood. I strongly support efforts to fully defund Planned Parenthood and ensure taxpayer dollars are not supporting the inhumane practices of our nation\u2019s largest abortion provider. We must stand for the protection of innocent human life and end federal funding for this morally bankrupt organization.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Vicky Hartzler:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to help women, not harm expectant mothers or their unborn babies. There is an alternative to channeling over $500 million in taxpayer dollars every year to Planned Parenthood, an entity that fails to provide women\u2019s healthcare, does not offer vital services such as prenatal care and ultrasounds, and is fraught with allegations of Medicaid fraud. Expectant mothers facing unplanned pregnancy need comprehensive care, the kind provided in Federally Qualified Health Centers, which greatly outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics and which do not provide abortions. There is absolutely no reason Planned Parenthood or any other abortion manufacturer should receive one more dime of taxpayer funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Steve King:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year, Planned Parenthood performs over 30% of all abortions, killing over 320,000 babies, all the while claiming to be a leader in women\u2019s healthcare. Thanks to Live Action\u2019s relentless efforts and the videos they have produced, we know the truth regarding this organization and the lies they continue to sell to the public. Human life, beginning at the moment of conception, is sacred in all of its forms, and I commend Live Action for fighting for all to have that right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2017) &#8211; Twelve members of Congress joined pro-life organization Live Action in front of the Capitol today to call for the end of taxpayer funding of abortion giant Planned Parenthood. Link to recording of today\u2019s news conference: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\/videos\/10154946191643728\/ Speakers: Live Action President and Founder Lila Rose and Reps. 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