Youre Fired: Nearly 40 pro-life groups urge Trump admin to cut off Planned Parenthood funds

FIRST ON FOX — Nearly 40 pro-life and faith groups are calling on the Trump administration to cut off Planned Parenthood from all federal funding by stripping the nation's largest abortion provider of its qualified vendor status, arguing there is mounting evidence that Planned Parenthood has "allegedly defrauded taxpayers, violated federal laws, and abused public trust."The letter, spearheaded by Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins, is addressed to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Attorney General Todd Blanche, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.Kennedy Jr.

and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler and was announced Wednesday at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas. In it, 39 group leaders urge Cabinet officials to finalize and expand on an audit launched in January by the SBA into whether Planned Parenthood fraudulently collected tens of millions in COVID Paycheck Protection Program funds despite being ineligible.If the administration finds fraud occurred, it could issue a sweeping nationwide ban on Planned Parenthood doing business with any federal agency or program for up to three years, Students for Life Action Vice President of Media and Policy Kristi Hamrick told Fox News Digital.EXCLUSIVE: PENCE WARNS GOP 'MUST DELIVER,' OR PLANNED PARENTHOOD GETS TAXPAYER CASH ON FOURTH OF JULY DEADLINENearly 40 pro-life groups urged the Trump administration to debar Planned Parenthood from all federal funding over alleged taxpayer fraud claims.(Getty Images)Unlike defunding through Congress, debarment is an administrative action that would ban Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds, usually for up to three years."You are delisted, and no federal agency can do any business with you whatsoever," Hamrick said. Hamrick said it would include Title X funds, Medicaid and sex education programs."It would make them persona non grata for every federal agency," she added. The groups say the administrative route would not ne...