President Donald Trump Signs Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

The measure defunds Big Abortion for one year, marking a significant victory for pro-life advocates who have long sought to end taxpayer support for the nation’s largest abortion business.

Pro-life leaders hailed the signing as a historic step toward protecting unborn lives, calling it a sweeping legislative victory that marks a turning point for pro-life policy in America.“President Trump has once again delivered on his promise to protect the most vulnerable among us,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “With his signature on the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ the flow of taxpayer dollars into the multibillion-dollar abortion industry will be halted for one year.”

The legislation passed narrowly in Congress, demonstrating the strength and resolve of pro-life leadership in the House and Senate. National Right to Life commended House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and the pro-life members of Congress who stood firm in their commitment to defend life.

“This law is a historic step forward in fostering a culture that protects women and cherishes unborn children,” said Tobias. “It sends a clear message: We can, and must, support both mother and child. President Trump’s leadership made that vision a reality.”

SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser celebrated the historic news, saying:

“Thanks to President Trump and pro-life leaders in Congress, millions of Americans will no longer be forced to bankroll the abortion industry with their tax dollars. Defunding abortion businesses, led by Planned Parenthood, marks the greatest pro-life victory since the Dobbs decision.

“For decades now, horror after horror has emerged about Planned Parenthood — from the sale of baby body parts to aiding abusers and traffickers, botched abortions, and even the deaths of women in their facilities. Today, the long-fought goal of defunding this industry is finally a reality and taxpayers are no longer forced to prop up a business that harms women and girls, delivers substandard care, and performs over 400,000 abortions every year.

“Women and families deserve better. Community health centers, which outnumber Planned Parenthood facilities 15 to 1 nationwide, provide comprehensive, compassionate, and accessible care to those in need. This historic victory is a decisive step toward ending the abortion industry’s grip on our tax dollars and redirecting resources to places that truly serve women and families.

“This Independence Day, we’re grateful that the One Big Beautiful Bill delivers a historic victory for American freedom: stopping forced taxpayer funding of the abortion industry. We congratulate President Trump, Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, and our pro-life friends in Congress for their tireless work to make this victory possible.”

Benjamin Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life, praised the bill’s passage and signing:

“Today is a historic day for America and for Louisiana. President Trump, with a stroke of a pen, has redirected our nation’s priorities away from abortion and toward adoption, compassion, and hope. We are incredibly proud that Louisiana played a leading role in this national victory. Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have fought tirelessly to make this achievement a reality. They are heroes for life – not just for Louisiana, but for all of America.”

“Taxpayers should never be forced to fund the abortion industry. Organizations like Planned Parenthood, whose mission is steeped in abortion, should not receive a single cent from our government.

Across Louisiana and the nation, there are thousands of providers – federally qualified health centers, community health units, pregnancy centers, maternity homes, and more – that care for women and families without ending innocent lives, unlike Planned Parenthood. In Louisiana, there are 249 of these centers across the state that vastly outnumber the two Planned Parenthood facilities in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.”

The second House vote was 218-214 with Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a fiscal hawk, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., a centrist, joining all Democrats in voting against it.

The new law will redirect hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to community-based, pro-life healthcare providers and away from Planned Parenthood and Big Abortion.

The bill, known as H.R. 1, marks a significant step in the pro-life movement’s long-standing effort to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood, a radical organization that kills over 400,000 babies in abortions annually while receiving more than $700 million in government funds.

The defunding provision, outlined in Section 44126 of the bill, effectively terminates Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood, closing a loophole that has allowed the organization to access federal funds despite the Hyde Amendment’s ban on direct taxpayer funding for abortions. Pro-life leaders hailed the move as a fulfillment of decades-long promises to prioritize women’s health without supporting abortion.

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Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, told LifeNews she was delighted by the news:

We applaud pro-life members in Congress and pro-life leadership, including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, for keeping their promises to the American people and delivering a bill that prevents taxpayer funds from subsidizing the abortion industry.

For decades, Americans have made it clear that they do not want their tax dollars funding abortion. Today, Congress delivered.

Women deserve compassionate, life-affirming care that upholds the dignity of both the mother and the baby. This legislation sends the message that we can—and should—foster a culture that cherishes both lives.

The pro-life measure would also raise from $2,000 to $2,200 per child and enshrine it permanently in the tax code — replacing the temporary expansion set to expire after 2025.

“The American people should not have to continue subsidizing the abortion industry – and now, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, they won’t be,” said Jennie Bradley Lichter, President of March for Life Action. “We joyfully anticipate President Trump signing this landmark legislation, which ensures that Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars are not being used to prop up an industry whose business model is built on ending human lives, misleading pregnant women into thinking that abortion is their only option, and delivering substandard healthcare that they then charge to the government.

“For years the majority of Americans have said they reject this status quo. Women deserve better – America deserves better – and we thank President Trump, Speaker of the House Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader Thune, as well as all of the other pro-life champions in Congress who brought this bill across the finish line.”

SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser celebrated the news, saying:

“Defunding the abortion industry, led by Planned Parenthood, marks the greatest pro-life victory since the Dobbs decision. For the first time in history, Congress is halting forced taxpayer funding of Big Abortion in the Medicaid program for one year. This will save lives and strip over $500 million from Big Abortion’s coffers. Combined with last week’s Supreme Court decision empowering states to do the same, this represents tremendous progress toward achieving a decades-long goal that has long proved elusive.

“For decades, Big Abortion has siphoned off billions in tax dollars to prop up a scandal-ridden industry built on abortion and partisan politics. Planned Parenthood alone commits over 400,000 abortions a year while services like cancer screenings continue to plummet — all while pocketing over $2 million every day from taxpayers.

“Women are far better served at federally qualified health centers, which outnumber Planned Parenthood locations 15 to 1 nationwide and provide comprehensive, accessible care to Medicaid recipients and families in need. This victory is a decisive step toward ending the abortion industry’s grip on our tax dollars and redirecting resources to places that truly serve women and their families.

“The One Big Beautiful Bill delivers a historic win on a critical priority: stopping forced taxpayer funding of the abortion industry. We congratulate Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, Chairmen Guthrie, Crapo, Graham, and Arrington, and our allies in Congress for their tireless efforts to make this victory possible, and we look forward to President Trump signing it into law.”

Previously, the Senate had passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, which will defund the Planned Parenthood abortion business. Vice President J.D. Vance broke a 50-50 tie to get the measure approved.

Vance had to break the tie after three Republican senators voted no on the measure: Sens. Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, and Susan Collins. All Democrats joined them.

According to Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report, the organization killed more than babies in 400,000 abortions in 2023 and 2024 and received nearly $800 million from taxpayers.

The Hyde Amendment already prohibits federal funds from directly paying for abortions. However, Planned Parenthood receives approximately $700 million annually through Medicaid reimbursements and Title X grants. Pro-life leaders argue this funding frees up resources for Planned Parenthood’s abortion operations.

Before the Senate vote, Democrats tried and lost a vote to remove the defunding provision. The final vote was 51-49 against the pro-abortion amendment with all Republicans exception Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voting against the Demcorats’ amendment to stop defunding.

Democrats, including Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), decried the parliamentarian’s ruling.

Every Senate Democrat voted no after radical pro-abortion senator Chuck Schumer promised all pro-abortion Democrats would vote in lockstep.

Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina voted no as well. They are pro-life but object to the bill over other fiscal concerns even though it would result in defunding Planned Parenthood for the first time ever. Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly worked with Vice President JD Vance for three hours to get these Republican lawmakers on board with opening debate.

Reconciliation bills in 2015 and 2017 included a provision to stop funneling American tax dollars to Big Abortion for one year. The Supreme Court ruled this week in Medina that states are also allowed to defund Big Abortion. This year, Congress can finally stop funding for Big Abortion – an industry that harms women and girls, destroys unborn babies’ lives and is a terrible investment for taxpayers.