releases: https://web.archive.org/web/20140918202642/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/vitter-new-report-shows-obamacare-funds-used-for-abortions
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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918202642/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/vitter-new-report-shows-obamacare-funds-used-for-abortions | Vitter: New Report Shows Obamacare Funds Used for Abortions | 2014-09-16 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | LA | David Vitter | V000127 | web.archive.org | legacy | Vitter: New Report Shows Obamacare Funds Used for Abortions Tuesday, September 16, 2014 (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) today said a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) exposes widespread taxpayer-funded abortion coverage under Obamacare. According to the report, taxpayer funding is going toward over 1,000 health insurance plans that include abortion even though such funding is illegal under the law. “It’s tragic and completely unacceptable that this funding is going towards abortions,” Vitter said. “It should come as no surprise that President Obama and Democrats in Congress would mislead the American people about yet another aspect of Obamacare – but this time it comes at the expense of millions of unborn children.” At Vitter’s request, the GAO is investigating the use of federal funding allocated to Planned Parenthood and other specific organizations that perform abortions. Vitter along with Reps. Diane Black (R-TN) and Pete Olson (R-TX) requested the investigation in February 2013. In 2012, Planned Parenthood performed a record 327,166 abortions and received $540 million in taxpayer funding – nearly $1.5 million per day in the form of government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements. Vitter has legislation that would end taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |