Senate panel passes bills to defund Planned Parenthood, ban fetal tissue research

A five-member Senate committee voted 3-2 on party lines to advance three abortion-related bills Tuesday. The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services passed two bills that affect Planned Parenthood funds. The third bill upholds the ban on using aborted fetal tissue for research. One of the Planned Parenthood-related bills takes away federal funding from the organization, requiring the Department of Health Services to … Continue reading Senate panel passes bills to defund Planned Parenthood, ban fetal tissue research