Republicans have revived a bill first introduced years ago that would allow states to exclude abortion providers from the government-run Medicaid Program.
The bill is entitled the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act and is aimed at ending the millions of dollars Planned Parenthood receives in Medicaid reimbursements.
According to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the abortion organization received $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements over the past three years.
U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), a main sponsor of the abortion defunding bill, said the money accounts for 81 percent of federal tax dollars received by Planned Parenthood….