Posts by Melanie Wade

Today, The Senate passed its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that defunds Planned Parenthood of its Medicaid funding – over $500M – for one year. The vote was 50-50, as Republican Senators Thom Tillis (N.C.), Rand Paul (Ky.), and Susan Collins (Maine) joined all Democrats in voting against the OBBB. That was the maximum number of Republican…

By: Nancy Flanders, originally published June 30, 2025, LiveAction.org Planned Parenthood has closed a facility in Cleveland, Ohio, citing the temporary freezing of Title X funds by the Trump administration due to possible violations of a Trump executive order. Key Takeaways: The Details: According to WKYC, in a Sunday morning message to its donors, Planned Parenthood…

Before Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s Fiscal Years 2026-2027 operating budget into law, WCPO in Cincinnati shared a story of what the new abortion reporting dashboard would entail for reporting abortions in the Buckeye State. The provision stayed in the final budget and it is now required law for Ohio to create an abortion reporting dashboard. From the…

By: Kathryn Jean Lopez, originally published June 30, 2025, National Review The House voted to defund Planned Parenthood for ten years. This weekend, we learned that the Senate version of the “Big Beautiful Bill” will only commit to a year without taxpayer funding going to the abortion giant. This is still the closest Congress has…

June 26, 2025-BREAKING-The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that South Carolina has the authority to exclude abortion provider Planned Parenthood from participating in the state’s Medicaid program. The majority opinion in the 6–3 ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic was authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch. This decision overturns a lower federal appeals court ruling that…

By: Leah Barkoukis, originally published June 26, 2025, Townhill.com The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 in favor of allowing South Carolina to bar Planned Parenthood from participating in its Medicaid program.   In a decision split on ideological lines, the Court ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic that the organization and a patient cannot…

By: Ben Johnson, originally published June 26, 2025, The Washington Stand Dozens of members of Congress have warned that the most common method of abortion in America may not just kill unborn babies and harm their mothers, it may also pollute America’s drinking water with forever chemicals that could impact declining fertility levels. Some 25…

By: Sarah Holliday, originally published June 25, 2025, The Washington Stand When it comes to federal funding, Americans are speaking loud and clear: they don’t want their tax dollars bankrolling gender ideology — or abortion, for that matter. A poll from Life Leadership Conference (LLC), first obtained by Breitbart, revealed 64% of registered voters oppose their hard-earned…

By: Cassy Cooke, originally published June 22, 2025, LiveAction.org A notorious Planned Parenthood facility in Kettering, Ohio, has sent another hemorrhaging woman to the hospital — the latest in a long line of injuries at the scandal-ridden location. Key Takeaways: The Details: Pro-life watchdog group Operation Rescue reports that the woman, whose age is unknown, was taken…