Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) indicated over the weekend that a second Trump administration would again seek to defund Planned Parenthood if it continues to provide late-term abortions.
"On the question of defunding Planned Parenthood, look, I mean, our view is we don’t think that taxpayers should fund late-term abortions," Vance told RealClearPolitics on Saturday.
"That has been a consistent view of the Trump campaign the first time around. It will remain a consistent view.”
The bulk of Planned Parenthood's federal funding comes from Medicaid reimbursements.
Former President Trump and Vance have largely shied away from committing to federal action on abortion, repeatedly saying they believe it should be an issue left........