Washington State Bails Out Planned Parenthood With Taxpayer Funds
When a federal appeals court upheld President Trump’s effort to block Medicaid dollars from flowing to Planned Parenthood, it was a major win for life. At last, taxpayers were no longer being forced to subsidize America’s largest abortion business. But Washington State’s leaders could not stand the thought of Planned Parenthood losing money. Instead of letting the ruling stand, Governor Bob Ferguson rushed to announce that more than 11 million in state taxpayer dollars would be handed over to keep abortion clinics flush with cash.
This decision shows the true colors of the abortion lobby and its political allies. When the federal spigot shuts off, they simply raid state coffers. They are determined to protect the abortion industry at all costs, even while mothers in crisis, families in need, and community health centers go underfunded.
Prioritizing Abortion Over Patients
Planned Parenthood likes to claim abortion is just a small part of what they do. But every time funding is on the line, it is abortion that gets protected. Rather than directing resources to cancer treatment, prenatal care, or adoption services, Washington politicians made Planned Parenthood their top priority.
Real health care helps women choose life. Planned Parenthood sells abortion and demands a taxpayer bailout when its funding is cut.
The Abortion Access Project: Even More Taxpayer Dollars
Even as they backfill federal Medicaid dollars, abortion advocates in Washington are also pushing to restore an 8.5 million Abortion Access Project that lawmakers cut from the budget. This program funneled money directly into the abortion pipeline, with nearly 7 million earmarked for Planned Parenthood alone.
That is not health care. That is a taxpayer subsidy for abortion on demand.
Why This Matters for Missouri
What is happening in Washington is a preview of what Missouri will face if Amendment 3 passes. Once abortion is enshrined in our constitution, abortion clinics will demand taxpayer funding under the name of health care and pro abortion politicians will deliver.
We cannot let Missouri go the way of Washington. Protecting life in our state starts with telling the truth. Abortion is not health care, and Planned Parenthood does not deserve a dime of taxpayer money.
Stand With Us
Missouri must be the firewall that stops the abortion lobby’s agenda. Washington has chosen to bankroll Planned Parenthood. Missouri must choose to defend the unborn. Stand with MO Protects today by making a contribution that will help us spread the truth, mobilize voters, and defeat Amendment 3 in 2026. Together we can protect life.