John,

It's the moment we've been waiting for: Congress is set to defund Planned Parenthood this week!

When this journey began, most pro-life groups doubted that Congress would cut the abortion chain's $800 million taxpayer subsidy.

But 40 Days for Life launched the effort to defund Planned Parenthood in January because we saw that President Trump was eager to end federal funding to the abortion industry eight years ago.

That's why we were confident that our Defund Planned Parenthood webcast and petition would spark a pro-life victory that will save even more lives than the overturning of Roe v. Wade!

Relive the historic path to defunding Planned Parenthood:

• January 14: 40 Days for Life began the nationwide campaign to defund Planned Parenthood with a webcast and petition drive: defundplannedparenthood.com

• January 14: That same day, Fox News reported on our IRS complaint alleging that Planned Parenthood violated tax laws: foxnews.com/politics/planned-parenthood-chapter-provided-harris-campaign-workspace-breaking-tax-law-irs-complaint

• January 28: Former Planned Parenthood manager Ramona Trevino joined The 40 Days for Life Podcast to expose Planned Parenthood and explain why taxpayer funding of the abortion giant is a joke: 40daysforlife.com/tax-funding-pp-is-a-joke

• March 11: We broke down a stunning New York Times investigation that relied on more than 50 Planned Parenthood executives, consultants, and medical staff members to show a pattern of botched abortions, disillusioned staffers, and financial devastation on the podcast: 40daysforlife.com/nyt-blasts-planned-parenthood

• April 2: 40 Days for Life joined the Pro-Life Action League in promoting coast-to-coast Defund Planned Parenthood rallies that brought thousands to the streets.

• June 3: Ramona returned to the podcast as we reviewed Planned Parenthood's bizarre annual report, which showed that donations to local Planned Parenthood affiliates dropped by 35%: 40daysforlife.com/hope-stds-the-chop. If the organization's own supporters won't fund it, why should we?

• Mid-June: I was invited to the White House, where I met with the Trump administration to discuss defunding Planned Parenthood.

• June 23: When it became clear that defunding Planned Parenthood would be part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 40 Days for Life called upon pro-lifers to ask their senators to support the legislation: senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm. If you haven't contacted your senators yet, call them NOW!

• This week: 40 Days for Life will deliver many thousands of signatures to Congress to help get the defunding of Planned Parenthood across the finish line!

There's NEVER been a better time to be pro-life--what better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than by defunding America's leading abortion chain?

For life,

Shawn Carney

President & CEO, 40 Days for Life