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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, which would immediately cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood while Congress conducts its investigation into the organization, and H.R. 3504, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would criminalize failure to provide medical care to children born alive during an abortion.

Planned Parenthood has come under major scrutiny in recent months after videos surfaced showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing in grisly detail the sale of body parts from aborted fetuses. H.R. 3134 would divert funds from Planned Parenthood to other non-abortion providing Federally Qualified Health Centers (Community Health Centers) that offer women’s healthcare services to low-income and rural sectors of the state’s population. In Arkansas, there are only two Planned Parenthood clinics compared to 179 Community Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics.

After passage of these bills, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement:

“Until the investigation into Planned Parenthood is complete, we cannot in good conscience use taxpayer dollars to fund the organization. As a pro-life member of Congress and someone who strongly believes in good, responsible government, I am proud to support legislation that protects the rights of the unborn and increases funding to women’s health services at Community Health Centers across our state.”

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