Trump's megabill defunds Planned Parenthood

The Republican reconciliation bill that President Donald Trump signed on July 4 accomplishes a goal that anti-abortion advocates have been trying to tackle for decades: defunding Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion advocates secured a big victory in the form of a provision that will block federal funding for abortion providers that receive government reimbursements for non-abortion services. The bill prohibits Medicaid dollars from going toward any health clinic for any service or treatment if the facility provides elective abortions.