In a great victory for life, Congress passed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill which cut federal funding from the abortion industry. Achieving this victory was a tumultuous and complicated ordeal, as is the legal challenge that followed. This week in a special edition of Straight Talk on Life Issues Brad and Victor unpack and explain all that you need to know about Defunding Planned Parenthood and the ongoing battle.
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Progress Made in Spite of Activist Judge
Lawfare: noun, legal action undertaken as part of a hostile campaign against a country or group.
Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion activist US District Judge Indira Talwani are conducting lawfare. Those in their crosshairs are Congress, President Trump, America’s unborn babies, and the will of the people.
Planned Parenthood (PP) shopped for an activist judge who would legislate from the bench and rewrite federal law. They found it in Talwani, appointed by Barack Obama. She issued a far-reaching injunction against part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB) that protects Americans from being forced to financially support big abortion.
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Our Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood
Yesterday, I joined around 300 pro-life advocates in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of congress and send a powerful message. Our mission was clear: urge Congress to defund big abortion.
Throughout the day, I met with staff from the offices of Senator Mike Lee, Senator John Cornyn, Congressman Brandon Gill, and Congressman Brian Babin. In each meeting, I emphasized the importance of this unified effort from the pro-life movement and the need for immediate action
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Monumental Victory for Life: Congress Ends Taxpayer Funding of the Abortion Industry
Today marks a beautiful and historic day for the pro-life movement and, most importantly, for unborn babies across America. After years of tireless advocacy and determined action, Congress has passed landmark legislation that will end taxpayer funding of the abortion industry for one year.
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Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunction
In a landmark decision issued this morning, the United States Supreme Court significantly curtailed the authority of federal district courts by ruling that they may no longer issue universal nationwide injunctions.
The Court’s decision, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, states, “Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts,” wrote Justice Barrett in the majority opinion. “The Court grants the Government’s applications for a partial stay of the injunctions entered below, but only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue.”
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SCOTUS Permits South Carolina to End Medicaid Abortion Funding
This morning the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision. In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the court sided with South Carolina allowing the state to no longer fund Planned Parenthood and other abortion giants through their Medicaid program.
The 6-3 decision, authored by Justice Gorsuch, is a crushing blow to the abortion industry, clearing the path for states across the nation to reclaim the use of taxpayer money and end the forced funding of the abortion industry.
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