Author: Mariana Alfaro, Ariana Eunjung Cha

Unsuccessful GOP Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood Nationally In recent years, there has been a growing movement among some states to cut government funding to Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health services. However, despite these efforts, attempts to defund the organization on a national level by the GOP have largely been unsuccessful. While some states have managed to halt government funds to Planned Parenthood, the organization has continued to receive support at the federal level. This is due in part to legal challenges and public support for the services that Planned Parenthood provides, such as access to…