The House of Representatives has voted 241-186 to defund Planned Parenthood. The votes comes in light of undercover video evidence alleging that the taxpayer funded organization is illegally profiting from the sale of fetal parts.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) voted presented. That the bill would only cut off funds from Planned Parenthood for one year did not sit well with him. Earlier in the week he issued a press release saying the bill was “not sufficient.”
The bill easily passed the House, with the help of two Democrats who broke rank with their party. Its fate is not as certain in the Senate, however.
That isn’t deterring the bill’s sponsor though, Rep. Diane Black. “I will be personally calling every Senator I know so that we can get this measure to the President’s desk,” she said.
A vote also took place, 248-177, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. It would add on criminal penalties to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. The proposal targets abortion providers who fail to administer care to babies surviving abortion survivors.
The House Judiciary Commitee Chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) praised the bill’s passage. Last week, his committee heard from two abortion survivors
Initially the vote was planned for Thursday, but ended up taking place earlier today.
