Latest NewsAbortion opponents press Congress to defund Planned Parenthood — again AlanJuly 25, 2026 As House Republicans attempt to push through a party-line bill this week, anti-abortion activists and their allies in Congress are lobbying for their own preferred money-saver: reviving the ban on Medicaid reimbursement for Planned Parenthood that Congress recently allowed to expire, allowing the network of clinics to regain access to hundreds of millions in annual funding. Abortion RightsAnti-abortionGOPHealthcarePlanned ParenthoodReproductive rights