Philadelphia officials are illegally giving $500,000 to an organization that helps women obtain abortions, according to a new lawsuit.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, announced on Aug. 4 that the city was transferring the money to the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania.
According to a press release from Kenney’s office, the taxpayer money would be used to “help remove financial obstacles for people to access abortion care.”
It said that the abortion fund is providing money “so that anyone can get an abortion no matter their income, ZIP code, or reason.”
The abortion fund’s website said it “provide[s] emergency financial assistance to those who have made the decision to terminate a pregnancy but are prevented from using their insurance and cannot afford an abortion.”…