Hurd Votes to End Taxpayer Funded Abortions

Statement

Today, U.S. Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) voted with 240 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives to withhold funding from Planned Parenthood for a one-year period unless they certify not to perform any elective abortions, with exceptions based on saving the life of the mother, rape, and incest. The organization has been under fire recently for the allegedly unlawful sales of fetal tissue, launching several Congressional investigations into their operation.

"I believe that every human life is sacred, including both the mother and the child," says Hurd, who sits on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, one of the House Committees currently investigating Planned Parenthood. "No matter where you stand on the issue, these outrageous videos show an organization with a callous approach to life that taxpayers should not be forced to fund."

A pro-life conservative, Hurd has a 100 percent score with National Right to Life for his voting record in the 114th Congress.

"There are at least 38 underfunded community health centers in the 23rd Congressional District that provide quality women's health care. These clinics would put that funding to much better use than the one Planned Parenthood in the district, without sacrificing women's access to care," concluded Hurd.

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