Just recently, it was revealed that President Donald Trump is planning to announce a proposal to cut taxpayer funding from abortion clinics like Planned Parenthood later this week. Unsurprisingly, upon learning about his stunning plan, numerous pro-life activists promptly celebrated.
Apparently, President Trump plans on stopping the public funding of abortion clinics by bringing back a rule previously introduced by former President Ronald Reagan that cuts off federal family planning money to any group involved in the slaughter of unborn babies. This means that if Planned Parenthood and other groups want to keep the funding, then they would have to terminate their involvement with ending the lives of defenseless fetuses who are still in the …show more content…
Although it’s already the case that Title X funding cannot technically go directly to performing abortions, numerous abortion clinics have still been able to receive taxpayer money on the grounds that the money is being used for other services. With the new rule, this would no longer be the case.
“The proposal would require a bright line of physical as well as financial separation between Title X programs and any program (or facility) where abortion is performed, supported, or referred for as a method of family planning,” explained an official with the Trump administration while speaking to reporters about the upcoming announcement.
“Unlike the Reagan regulation, the proposal will not prohibit counseling for clients about abortion, but neither will it include the current, potentially illegal mandate that projects must counsel and refer for abortion,” he
Apparently, President Trump plans on stopping the public funding of abortion clinics by bringing back a rule previously introduced by former President Ronald Reagan that cuts off federal family planning money to any group involved in the slaughter of unborn babies. This means that if Planned Parenthood and other groups want to keep the funding, then they would have to terminate their involvement with ending the lives of defenseless fetuses who are still in the …show more content…
Although it’s already the case that Title X funding cannot technically go directly to performing abortions, numerous abortion clinics have still been able to receive taxpayer money on the grounds that the money is being used for other services. With the new rule, this would no longer be the case.
“The proposal would require a bright line of physical as well as financial separation between Title X programs and any program (or facility) where abortion is performed, supported, or referred for as a method of family planning,” explained an official with the Trump administration while speaking to reporters about the upcoming announcement.
“Unlike the Reagan regulation, the proposal will not prohibit counseling for clients about abortion, but neither will it include the current, potentially illegal mandate that projects must counsel and refer for abortion,” he