Overview

• Hundreds of pro-life activists gathered in Washington, D.C., urging Congress to defund Planned Parenthood through upcoming budget reconciliation legislation.
• The Trump administration recently froze $27.5 million in Title X grants to Planned Parenthood, signaling escalating federal action against the organization.
• The Supreme Court will hear a case in April regarding South Carolina's Medicaid funding ban for Planned Parenthood, which could set a nationwide precedent.
• Planned Parenthood argues that defunding would harm low-income communities by reducing access to essential preventive health services like cancer screenings and STI treatments.
• Critics warn that defunding Planned Parenthood could increase government spending, citing a 2015 Congressional Budget Office estimate of a $130 million cost over 10 years.