Vote on an Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood fails in the Senate

The Senate voted on an amendment from Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY pictured) and Mike Lee (R-UT) to the 2019 appropriations bill which would have eliminated federal funding for abortion providers. The amendment failed by a vote of 45-48. There were several Senators absent from Washington this week.

The National Right to Life Committee along with other pro-life groups, supported the amendment. All of the Democrats including Joe Manchin (D-WV), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), and Bob Casey (D-PA) voted to continue to fund abortion giants, including Planned Parenthood who perform elective abortion.

The amendment would have denied Fiscal Year 2019 appropriated federal funds to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, reporting well over 300,000 abortions in 2017. Over one-third of all abortions in the U.S. are performed at Planned Parenthood -affiliated facilities.

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