It should not surprise anyone that the left would use the COVID relief bill as a way to sneak in items that will enhance their sick agenda.
In a new report from the Washington Free Beacon, Democrats are trying to reinstate Title X federal funding for “family planning services” to organizations that carry out abortions or provide abortion referrals.
The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion relief package includes $50 million that will go toward the Title X program.
Just a reminder, the Trump administration ended Title X finding but the left just has to bring money back to Planned Parenthood so they can carry out their sick abortions.
While Americans are struggling to pay their bills, facing losing their homes and businesses, the left would rather ensure that killing babies is up and running.
Democrats not only have failed to pass a COVID relief bill, but they are also now trying to allocate tens of millions of dollars so that people can get abortions, which has nothing to do with coronavirus.
Here is more from Free Beacon:
Tucked inside the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package is a provision to restore millions in government funding to Planned Parenthood.
The $1.9 trillion stimulus package Democrats say aims to reboot the economy provides a $50 million boost to the Title X family planning program, which under the Biden administration will supply abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood with government funds. The Trump administration had amended Title X to make abortion providers ineligible for the funds, which are intended for health services and family planning, but the change is in the process of being reversed, restoring a giant revenue stream for Planned Parenthood.
While the stimulus is intended to reboot an economy suffering the after-effects of COVID-19 and government restrictions on economic activity, it also features major progressive policy goals. In addition to expanding taxpayer funding for abortion services, the aid package also includes a provision to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Senate Democrats are planning on using the budget reconciliation process to pass the package, meaning it can pass with just 50 votes in favor and Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie.
The boost to the Title X program comes after lengthy battles over Planned Parenthood’s role in government funding and stimulus packages. Some states declared abortion to be an essential service and allowed abortion clinics to remain open while others ordered the clinics to close as part of coronavirus-related shutdowns. In Pennsylvania, for example, Gov. Tom Wolf (D.) ordered all elective surgeries suspended during the crisis while exempting abortion clinics. States like Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas all moved to suspend abortion services, prompting legal battles.
Additionally, some blue states also moved to expand access to abortions through telemedicine in the early days of the pandemic. A group of Democratic state attorneys general called on the Food and Drug Administration to loosen restrictions on abortion drugs. In January, however, the Supreme Court ruled against allowing abortion medication to be prescribed remotely.
With Biden in power, Planned Parenthood has a far friendlier administration after four years of repeated clashes with the Trump administration.
Here is just another example of what liberals and Biden are focused on while countless Americans have lost their jobs and/or are barely hanging on in this pandemic.
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