Three days after a vote to defund Planned Parenthood failed in the U.S. Senate, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley announced Aug. 6 he was terminating an agreement between Alabama Medicaid Agency and Planned Parenthood (PP).
The move came after the release of several undercover videos dealing with PP’s use of fetal parts. The videos have garnered outrage from pro-life groups and individuals and amassed a swell of outrage on social media and in public rallies.
“As a doctor and Alabama’s governor, the issue of human life, from conception to birth and beyond, is extremely important,” Bentley said, according to al.com. “I respect human life and do not want Alabama to be associated with an organization that does not.”
The letter Bentley sent to PP states that if the entity opposes the decision, it has 60 days to apply for a hearing.
In the national arena, the fight over PP’s funding shifts to a must-pass government funding measure this fall, according to CNN.com.
The Senate’s move to defund failed Aug. 3, with the measure only getting 53 of the 60 votes required to bar federal funds.
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said, “I am disappointed that the Senate did not show the moral leadership to stop funding this violence.”
He urged Christians to visit senate.gov to see how each senator voted.
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