Reining in Planned Parenthood: What Congress Is Doing and What You Can
Do
As you know from recent Family Policy Alliance® reports, Planned
Parenthood and the abortion lobby have been in high gear throughout
the COVID-19 pandemic, doing all they can to seize the
"opportunity" to perform more abortions and bolster their
bottom line. From defying state orders to stop elective abortions, to
requesting valuable personal protective equipment when it was
desperately needed by frontline healthcare workers, to announcing
telehealth abortions available in all 50 states, they have shown they
will stop at nothing to expand their life-destroying business.
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Last week, the news continued. Fox News first broke the story that
Planned Parenthood affiliates erroneously received $80 million in
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. While they weren't
eligible for these taxpayer funds, they found a way to secure them
- at least for now.
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Thankfully, the Trump Administration is working to get the Planned
Parenthood money back, and there are legislative proposals in both
chambers of Congress to respond to pro-abortion power grabs.
In the House, Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) has introduced the Protecting
Life in Crisis Act (H.R. 6742) to explicitly prohibit federal COVID-19
response funds from going towards abortions or abortion coverage.
Conaway's bill - which has 99 co-sponsors, including
Statesmen Academy alumnus Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) - extends
existing Hyde Amendment protections to any COVID-19-related bills. It
also prevents federal tax credits from being used to cover any
post-employment healthcare (COBRA) premiums that include abortion
coverage.
In the Senate, Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced legislation
to prohibit chemical abortions without the supervision of a healthcare
provider. The Teleabortion Prevention Act (S. 3252) would make it a
federal offense for healthcare providers to perform a chemical
abortion without first physically examining the patient, being present
during the procedure, and scheduling a follow-up visit for the
patient. It would also stop attempts by pro-abortion businesses like
Planned Parenthood that use teleabortion to work around state law.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) recently introduced the Limiting Infant
Fatality and Empowering Nonprofit Organization Workforces (LIFE NOW)
Act. This bill would prohibit taxpayer dollars from funding abortion
providers while also expanding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
to make more 501(c)(3) organizations eligible for federal funding. The
LIFE NOW Act, which is co-sponsored by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Sen.
James Lankford (R-OK) and Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), will eliminate the
affiliation rules and 500-employee cap to allow larger nonprofits and
churches to receive PPP loans. This legislation would immediately help
large churches, YMCAs and other worthy organizations that need
assistance to stay afloat during this difficult time.
What can you do to advance pro-life policies in Congress and around
the nation? One of the most important ways is to partner with Family
Policy Alliance in electing solid prolife leaders to office-so
they can carry the banner for life in state capitols and the U.S.
Capitol. In recent elections, your support mobilized millions of
pro-life voters to help elect a dozen pro-life U.S. senators,
including most of the senators mentioned above. For example, in 2014,
together we helped elect Bill Cassidy to the U.S. Senate with more
than 300,000 mailers and a million phone calls to educate and mobilize
Louisiana voters. Most recently, in 2018 we assisted Kevin Cramer in
North Dakota with mail, on-the-ground phone banks, digital ads and
video.
Now, several key U.S. Senate races are among our top election
priorities for 2020. Will you help advance pro-life policies with your
gift today?
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For life,
Brittany Jones, Esq.
Policy Manager
P.S. As we reported to you last Friday, President Trump declared
churches "essential" and called on governors to allow all
houses of worship to open immediately. As many churches make
plans to do so this Sunday and in the coming weeks, the CDC has issued
Guidance for Communities of Faith to assist. The guidance
includes detailed suggestions for how to achieve social distancing,
help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and maintain a healthy environment
for congregants and staff. Please consider reviewing this
information and sharing it with your pastor and church.
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