Originally published at National Catholic Register
Some 80 rallies took place in 20 states across the country.
A coalition of pro-life organizations on Wednesday held rallies outside abortuaries to demand that Congress and the White House completely end the taxpayer subsidy of killing unborn human beings, nationally and at the state level.
The Pro-Life Action League and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society promoted the April 2 Nationwide Day of Protest to Defund Planned Parenthood to redirect public funds away from abortion to instead go to health centers that affirm life.
In an interview with CNA, Matt Yonke of the Pro-Life Action League pointed out that “Planned Parenthood provides less than 1% of annual pap tests and clinical breast exams but performs 42% of annual abortions in the U.S. They’ve been caught shielding child predators, defrauding Medicaid, and harvesting fetal tissue for profit.”
“Now with the Trump administration, it’s time to put defunding Planned Parenthood back on the table. Americans, even people who don’t have moral qualms about abortion, don’t want their tax dollars going to abortion,” he said. Yonke told CNA some 80 rallies took place in 20 states across the country.
The Trump administration is moving to freeze $27.5 million in federal funds for
