House Passes Budget Resolution That Sets Up Defunding Planned Parenthood

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution Thursday that paves the way for defunding Planned Parenthood and other abortion companies through the budget reconciliation process.

The move is celebrated by pro-life advocates as a significant step toward ending taxpayer support for the abortion industry.

The resolution, which mirrors a similar measure passed by the Senate on April 5, allows congressional committees to begin drafting a reconciliation bill that could redirect...