Republicans Want States to Have Ability to Opt Out of Medicaid Funding of Abortions

A Planned Parenthood table outside The Moon, a bar where Kamala Harris spoke on abortion in Tallahassee, Fla., on Jan. 22, 2023. Jackson Elliott/The Epoch Times

Republicans have revived a proposal that would allow states to exclude abortion providers from the government-run Medicaid program.

The Women’s Public Health and Safety Act seeks to halt the millions of dollars that Planned Parenthood receives in Medicaid reimbursements.