Senate Asked to Approve Bill De-Funding Planned Parenthood
- Steven Ertelt - LifeNews.com
- Mar 2, 2011
Now that Congress has approved a Continuing Resolution funding the federal government for two additional weeks, pro-life advocates are calling on the Senate to approve the House-passed funding bill that de-funds Planned Parenthood.
The House already approved a long-term spending measure that funds the federal government and includes the Pence Amendment de-funding Planned Parenthood. After passage, pro-life House Speaker John Boehner mapped out the strategy for moving the de-funding provisions further and he told CBN News he didn’t think the two-week Continuing Resolution would be the best vehicle to secure long-term support for the Pence Amendment.
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