President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is reviving a push to defund Planned Parenthood, with abortion opponents seeing a rare chance to pass the language through Republicans’ sweeping budget bill.
Conservatives have tried for years to strip federal funding from the abortion provider, only to see their efforts fall short in Congress or reversed when administrations change hands.
With limited exceptions, federal law already bars taxpayer dollars from being used for abortions, but the organization receives hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements that anti-abortion groups want blocked as well.
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Planned Parenthood also provides contraception and health services, such as STD screenings, that qualify under the program.
Trump has begun to pull some funding for Planned Parenthood. Last month, the administration froze tens
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