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By: Sarah Holliday, originally published June 25, 2025, The Washington Stand<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to federal funding, Americans are speaking loud and clear: they don\u2019t want their tax dollars bankrolling gender ideology \u2014 or abortion, for that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u00a0poll<\/a>\u00a0from Life Leadership Conference (LLC), first obtained by Breitbart, revealed 64% of registered voters oppose their hard-earned tax dollars going toward \u201can organization that provides puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and other gender transition treatments for minors.\u201d Of those in opposition, 76% were Republicans, 71% were Independents, and Democrats were evenly split 44% to 44%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll\u2019s findings gain added context from a recent Live Action\u00a0investigation<\/a>, highlighted by Breitbart, which alleged that Planned Parenthood \u2014 known as the nation\u2019s largest abortion business and second-largest distributor of gender transition drugs \u2014 has been offering hormone treatments to minors as young as 16 with minimal parental consent or medical oversight. This revelation comes as Congress debates the \u201cBig, Beautiful Bill,\u201d which aims to eliminate taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood through Medicaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Bereit, executive director of LLC, emphasized the public\u2019s stance, stating, \u201cThe overwhelming majority of Americans strongly oppose their tax dollars bankrolling organizations that target minors for irreversible, sterilizing sex-change treatments and abortions \u2014 especially without parental involvement or consent.\u201d He further urged, \u201cTaxpayer funding should uplift American families, not Planned Parenthood \u2014 an organization actively undermining parents and harming children. Americans are sending an unmistakable message to Congress: No more forced taxpayer funding of abortion and sex-change hormone providers!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll reflects a growing public demand for fiscal policies that align with deeply held values, particularly on divisive issues like gender transition treatments for minors and abortion funding. As legislative debates intensify, these findings signal a clear call for reform. This sentiment was echoed on Tuesday\u2019s \u201cWashington Watch<\/a>,\u201d hosted by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, featuring Dr. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, here\u2019s the reality,\u201d said Perkins, \u201cdespite the historic Dobbs decision, the number of abortions in the U.S. has actually increased. Yes, you heard me right. It\u2019s increased. According to the Guttmacher Institute, formerly the research arm of Planned Parenthood, there were an estimated 1,032,100 abortions in the year 2023. \u2026 [T]hat\u2019s the most recent year for which data is available,\u201d he emphasized, noting \u201ca significant rise from the 930,160 abortions in 2021, the year before Roe was overturned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perkins continued, \u201c[T]his increase has occurred even though 41 states have laws on the books that offer varying degrees of protection for unborn children and their mothers. So, how is this happening?\u201d Both Perkins and Mohler pointed to the rise of chemical abortion, which, as Perkins noted, \u201cnow accounts for 63% of all abortions in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohler reflected on the broader context, stating, \u201c[T]he Dobbs decision three years ago was basically a miracle. We\u2019re very thankful for it. But [it] also points to the fact that Roe v. Wade in 1973 was such an atrocity. It is not only bad constitutional interpretation, it\u2019s dishonest and it\u2019s deadly.\u201d He explained that overturning Roe took \u201ca half-century,\u201d paving the way for Dobbs to return the abortion issue to the states. \u201cI wish the decision had gone further,\u201d Mohler added, \u201cbut it did return the question to the states.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohler highlighted the stark divide in the nation. \u201cWe have a red-blue America,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a pro-life and we have a pro-abortion America. This is what you heard from Senator Schumer, [that] they\u2019re never going to be satisfied until every single abortion at every stage of pregnancy is fully legal and, frankly, paid for by taxpayers.\u201d He noted that chemical abortions, now the most common type of abortion, are often hidden \u201cfrom public sight\u201d but remain subject to federal regulation. \u201cAnd that\u2019s where we need to be paying a lot of our attention right now,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Mohler, at least one thing is clear: \u201cThere is a political legal remedy: If there\u2019s a conviction in the White House, there\u2019s the possibility of undoing this.\u201d The Trump administration, he stressed, needs to see chemical abortion for what it is, namely, \u201ca human pesticide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be very candid,\u201d Perkins chimed in, \u201cI want to see all abortions outlawed in this country. I want to see every single child, regardless of what zip code they\u2019re conceived in, welcomed into this world and protected under our laws.\u201d He acknowledged the need for a cultural shift, noting, \u201cit\u2019s a process of changing hearts, changing minds,\u201d but stressed that \u201cthe law is a tutor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perkins also called out the inconsistency of claiming to be pro-life while tolerating the distribution of abortion pills through the mail. Mohler agreed, labeling it \u201ca grotesque inconsistency\u201d and \u201csheer political cowardice.\u201d He added, \u201cWe need to make very clear: you\u2019re not pro-life if you do not seek to shut down this unconstitutional, illegal business of the abortion pill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emphasizing the dual nature of the fight, Perkins explained how \u201cwe need to realize that laws are important and we\u2019re going to advocate to change those laws and those policies.\u201d Yet, he stressed, \u201cthere is a spiritual battle. We see the grip that the spirit of death has upon our country. \u2026 We [may have] changed the court, \u2026 but we have not walked this all the way through to reestablish the freedom that God has given us to be a nation that embraces life. There is a spiritual battle here that has to be waged, and it can only be waged by the church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perkins summed up the moral imperative: \u201cAmerica can\u2019t be great until it is first good. We\u2019re not going to be politically \u2026 [or] militarily great until we\u2019re morally good. [A]nd \u2026 there\u2019s nothing more fundamental than embracing human life created in the image of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohler concurred, asserting, \u201c[T]he culture of death kills. But on the way to killing, it lies. And those lies we just have to expose day after day\u201d \u2014 \u201cthe lies about the pill, the lies about the unborn child. Just \u2026 lies upon lies upon lies on the way to death.\u201d He concluded, \u201c[N]o one said this was going to be easy. But this is the fight we\u2019ve been called to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Holliday is a reporter at The Washington Stand.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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