The Highway Bill May Provide a Pathway to Fully Defunding Planned Parenthood

By Published on July 20, 2015

The multibillion-dollar fight to fund the nation’s highway systems could be facing a new hurdle: abortion politics.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) vowed Friday that he would force a vote on defunding Planned Parenthood in the wake of a viral video that showed its top doctor discussing fetal organs.

Paul could seek to attach a measure defunding the group to a highway funding bill the Senate must pass by a July 31 deadline. The House has already passed a short-term fix, and the upper chamber is working to draft and move legislation quickly.

Read the article “The Highway Bill May Provide a Pathway to Fully Defunding Planned Parenthood” on thehill.com.

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