Pp timeline

Attempts to Defund Planned Parenthood

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  • Roe v. Wade

    U.S. Supreme Court hands down landmark decision disallowing many federal and state restrictions on abortion. Source: Roe v. Wade Decision

  • Hyde Amendment first passed

    Federal funds for abortion services banned, except in cases of rape, incest, or threat to life of the mother. Has been continuously passed as a rider to appropriations bill ever since. Source: Care2Causes

  • Mexico City Policy (Global Gag Rule)

    Denied funding to non-governmental organizations operating internationally that offered abortions or abortion counseling. Affected the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Rescinded by Bill Clinton, reinstated by George W. Bush, and rescinded again by Barack Obama. Source: Care2Causes

  • Title X "Gag Rule"

    Health providers at Title X-funded family clinics barred from providing abortion-related information or referrals. Abortion services required to be physically and financially separated from Title X activities. Source: Guttmacher Institute

  • Title X "Gag Rule" overturned

    Bill Clinton suspends the Title X "gag rule" by executive memorandum. The final ruling codifying this suspension is not published until 2000. Source: Guttmacher Institute
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    Live Action sting videos

    Pro-life group Live Action releases a series of videos purporting to show illegal behavior by Planned Parenthood staff. Critics accuse the videos of being dishonestly edited.

  • House votes to defund Planned Parenthood

    House passes continuing resolution with amendment to stop federal funding of Planned Parenthood, but the legislation fails to clear the Senate. (In response to the Live Action sting videos.) Source: Care2Causes
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    Center for Medical Progress fetal tissue sting videos

    Pro-life group Center for Medical Progress releases several videos purporting to show Planned Parenthood profiting from the provision of fetal tissue for scientific research. Critics again accuse the videos of dishonestly edited. Sources: NPR, Washington Times

  • House passes Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015

    The House approves H.R.3134 to strip federal health-care funding from Planned Parenthood for one year. (In response to the Center for Medical Progress videos.) The Senate has yet to vote. Source: Care2Causes, Washington Post

  • New Title X funding rule proposed by Obama administration

    The new rule would prohibit states from withholding Title X (federal) funding from family planning providers for any reason other than their ability to provide services effectively. Sources: Office of the Federal Register, Snopes