Obamacare abortion funding restriction nixed from megabill by parliamentarian

Published June 26, 2025 7:43am ET



The Senate parliamentarian ruled against a provision of the GOP megabill that would have prevented Obamacare subsidies for health insurance plans that cover abortion services.

The provision in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would have been a victory for the anti-abortion movement, which has been trying to prevent taxpayer dollars from funding abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood since the late 1970s.

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