Overview

• Over 300 pro-life activists gathered in Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress and the Trump administration to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood through budget reconciliation.
• The Supreme Court will hear a case in April involving South Carolina's attempt to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, potentially setting a precedent for other conservative states.
• Planned Parenthood receives approximately $699 million annually in taxpayer funding, with federal Medicaid funds constituting 34% of its revenue, primarily for non-abortion health services.
• Anti-abortion groups argue that defunding Planned Parenthood could weaken the organization significantly, while critics warn of disruptions to reproductive health care for low-income communities.
• Republicans, emboldened by control of Congress and the White House, view this as a critical moment to achieve long-standing goals of defunding Planned Parenthood.