Under the leadership of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and a newly formed organization, federal funding for the nation's largest abortion provider may be in jeopardy. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In a joint editorial, wall street journal published On Wednesday, Musk and Ramaswamy announced a plan to cut federal government overspending and “put power back to the people we elect.” [to] They “run the government,” not unelected bureaucrats. Part of the plan includes cutting millions of dollars in funding given to “progressive organizations like Planned Parenthood,” they wrote.
“Skeptics question how much federal spending DOGE can curb through executive action alone,” they wrote. “They point to the Foreclosure Control Act of 1974, which prevents the president from halting spending authorized by Congress. Trump has previously suggested that the law is unconstitutional, calling the current We think the courts are likely to side with Mr. Trump on this issue.”
“However, even without relying on that view, DOGE has determined that the amount of money it provides to the federal government ranges from $535 million a year to more than $500 billion a year that is not authorized by Congress or is used in ways that Congress did not intend. Targeting federal spending $1.5 billion in grants to public broadcasters, $1.5 billion to international organizations, and $1.5 billion to progressive organizations like Planned Parenthood. “Nearly $300 million has been donated,” they continued.
Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America answered An editorial in Thursday's press release called on the men to:An unqualified fanboy and an agent of chaos. ”
“We’ve been here before. Shutdowns and ‘defunding’ struggles are not the first time. Although we repelled many of these attacks during President Trump's first term, family planning health centers still serve millions of patients across the country,” she wrote in part. said.
The editorial was published on the same day that 82-year-old Catholic President Joe Biden was awarded the Medal of Honor.He awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood Chairman Cecile Richards, who led the organization between 2006 and 2018 and oversaw an estimated 4 million abortions.
President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 12 that he had chosen Musk and Ramaswamy to lead DOGE, saying, “Republican politicians have been dreaming of DOGE goals for a very long time.” .
“These two great Americans will work together to ensure that my administration dismantles government bureaucracy, cuts excessive regulation, cuts wasteful spending, and restructures our federal agencies,” President Trump said. “It will pave the way. This is essential to the 'Save America' movement.”
Family Planning 2023 Annual Report reveal it isTaxpayer funds in the form of government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements amounted to $699.3 million, accounting for 34 percent of Planned Parenthood's overall revenue.
Taxpayer funding for family planning systems has increased by 43% since 2010. According to According to analysis by the pro-life Charlotte Rozier Institute. The institute notes that taxpayer funding of the family planning system is reported by its affiliates, and that information lags behind the national secretariat and covers the financial year ending in 2022. did.
Family planning systems have also been reported. Private donations totaled $997.5 million, an increase of 44% from the previous report. In total, the abortion giants reported approximately $2.1 billion in revenue and a net worth of more than $2.5 billion.
According to the same report, family planning systems performed 392,716 abortions in 2021-2022, an increase of 5% from the previous year and compared to the previous 10 reports. It is said to have increased by 20%. Total services decreased by 17%.
“In 2021-2022, abortions accounted for 97.1 per cent of pregnancy resolution services in family planning systems, while prenatal services, miscarriage care and adoption referrals accounted for only 1.6 per cent (6,316 cases) and 0.9 per cent (6,316 cases). 3,604 cases) and 0.4 percent (1,721 cases),” according to the institute's analysis.
At the same time, the American Life League Planned Parenthood STOPP International 2023 Report on CEO Compensation was released. showusing the most recent data available, total compensation paid to CEOs of all affiliates of family planning plans increased by 26.3% from $13.3 million in 2015 to $16.8 million in 2020.
Average compensation for family planning plan CEOs increased from $237,999 in 2015 to $317,564 in 2020, a 33.4 percent increase over five years, according to the report.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
