President Donald Trump has signed into law H.J. Res. 43, a resolution which allows states to withhold federal funds from facilities that provide abortions.
Congress, though, passed legislation under the Congressional Review Act canceling the new regulation.
The ceremony was closed to the media.
Trump signed the unpopular rollback of the Obama regulation that didn't allow states to defend Planned Parenthood's family planning in a closed press event with no television cameras allowed.
Pro-life leaders applaud repeal of what they called President Obama's 'parting gift to the abortion industry'.
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"Abortion is a human rights violation that now exists in the state as well as in our nation", explained Deborah Love, executive director of Eagle Forum of Alabama. "We remain united and steadfast in our commitment to life and religious liberty". It's the latest Obama-era regulation that Trump's overturned.
Title X funds go toward services like cervical and breast cancer screenings, birth control, STI treatment and well-woman exams - not abortion, thanks to the Hyde Amendment, which bans any federal dollars from funding abortion services. She added, "We're talking about federal family-planning funds and I don't think that those funds should be subjected to state restrictions".
Trump didn't sign the bill in a public ceremony, but invited the heads of two of the largest anti-abortion groups in the country to join him for the signing. "We won't stand for it", Schriock declared.
In a statement released after he signed the bill, a top Planned Parenthood executive made the false claim that somehow revoking Planned Parenthood funding would prevent women from accessing health care.
In a statement, Dannenfelser said she sees this as just the first step. He was one of few Republicans running for president a year ago to praise the group for the health care it provides women. "Trump's actions are creating very real and damaging consequences for millions of women and their families, inflicting direct harm on already vulnerable communities". Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who had been absent while recovering from spinal surgery, returned to Washington to vote, bringing the tally to 50-50 in the 100-member chamber. This was Pence's second time breaking a tie in the Senate, after he cast the deciding vote for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Last month, the president proposed preventing federal cuts to all Planned Parenthood services if the healthcare provider stopped providing abortion care, an offer the clinic swiftly declined. "This is a direct attack on the almost 4 million people who receive access to family services through Title X funds".
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