Media Advisory
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2025
Noah Brandt
VP, Communications
media@liveaction.org
Finish the Job: Planned Parenthood Defund Must Stay in Final Reconciliation Bill
Washington, D.C. – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lila Rose, president and founder of Live Action, issued the following statement in response to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s reconciliation bill including a provision to defund Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry:
“Taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood is a national disgrace. This is the organization responsible for killing over 400,000 preborn children every year, while raking in nearly 800 million dollars from taxpayers. Congress must act immediately to end this abuse.
Our latest undercover reporting reveals yet another reason to defund Planned Parenthood. An investigator posing as a 16-year-old girl was told by Planned Parenthood staff that she could receive dangerous cross-sex hormones at her very first appointment, often virtually. No therapy, no mental health evaluation, no prior documentation was required. Some locations confirmed she could begin the process the same day, even if she had only recently begun to consider transitioning.
This is not care. It is reckless, ideological exploitation of vulnerable children. No organization doing this should receive one cent from the American people. I commend Speaker Johnson and Chairman Guthrie for including defunding language in the reconciliation bill. Any member of Congress, especially who call themselves pro-life, who oppose defunding Planned Parenthood are betraying the trust of their constituents and the innocent lives they swore to protect. Now Congress must finish the job and fully defund Planned Parenthood.”
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About Lila Rose and Live Action – Lila Rose founded and serves as president of Live Action. Live Action is a 501(c)3 human rights non-profit and the digital leader of the global pro-life movement. Live Action exists today to shift public opinion against abortion and to defend the rights of the most vulnerable. With over 7 million social media followers and 2.3 billion lifetime video views, Live Action reaches individuals 75 million times per month– saving lives and transforming hearts, with 43% of surveyed followers saying Live Action’s content has changed their position against abortion. Through compelling educational media, human interest storytelling, investigative reporting, and community activism, Live Action reveals the humanity of preborn children and exposes the abortion industry’s exploitation of women and families for profit. Lila is also the author of Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded World. Find Lila on Twitter at @lilagracerose, and Instagram at @lilaroseofficial, and Facebook at @lilagracerose. Find out more at http://www.liveaction.org.
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