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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - After unexpectedly passing the House Rules committee late yesterday, an amendment introduced by Rep. Mike Pence to strip Planned Parenthood of its taxpayer funding under Health and Human Services "family planning" (or Title X) funds, has failed. The House of Representatives rejected the Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood by a vote of 183 to 247. The Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill contains $317.5 million for the Title X Family Planning program (a $10 million or 3% increase over 2008 levels), which is a major source of funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates....

House Opposes De-Funding Planned Parenthood Abortion Business Washington, DC -- The House of Representatives, today, voted 247-183 against an amendment that would stop sending taxpayer funding to the Planned Parenthood abortion business. Rep. Mike Pence, the Indiana Republican behind the amendment, says public funds should not go to a business that does abortions. Full story and vote tally at: http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5274b.html

PENCE AMENDMENT VOTE THIS MORNING - CALL NOW!! Washington, DC (24 July 2009) – We only have a few hours left to strip Planned Parenthood of their Title X cash cow! The Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood of millions of our tax dollars is set for a vote THIS MORNING. PLEASE CALL THE FOLLOWING CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES NOW! 1. Rep. Dan Boren (OK) - (202) 225-2701 2. Rep. Jerry Costello (ILL) - (202) 225-5661 3. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) – (202) 225-6831 4. Rep. Joe Donnelly (IN) - (202) 225-3915 5. Rep. Brad Ellsworth (IN) - (202) 225-4636 6. Rep....

A Republican amendment to stop federal funding of Planned Parenthood will get a vote on the House floor Friday after passing successfully through the House rules committee. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) attached his amendment to a bill appropriating funds for the Labor and Health and Human Services Department. "It is morally wrong to destroy innocent human life through abortion, but it is also morally wrong to take the tax dollars of millions of pro-life Americans and use them to promote or perform abortions at home or abroad," Pence said in a message on his Web site. "The largest abortion provider...

Just heard on the nationwide pro-life teleconference organized by StopTheAbortionMandate.com that the Pence Amendment is up for a vote tomorrow in the House. The Rules Committee's decision was apparently announced earlier this evening. The Pence Amendment would cut all Title X funding for Planned Parenthood, which amounts to over a third of their budget. Planned Parenthood performs over 300,000 abortions each year. Call or write your reps TONIGHT and tell them to vote YES on the Pence Amendment. Write Your Reps Text of Pence Amendment (PDF)Press Release from Rep. Mike Pence earlier today