Oppose federal funding for abortion and stop taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood and similar abortion providers.

Rand Paul · Kentucky · Republican

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I strongly oppose any federal funding for abortion and will stop the flow of tax dollars to groups like Planned Parenthood, who perform or advoate abortions.

Paul commits to ending federal funding for abortion-related entities.

Abortion | Rand Paul 2010 | U.S. Senate
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I strongly oppose any federal funding of abortion and will attempt to stop the flow of tax dollars to groups who perform or advocate for abortion.

Paul commits to opposing federal abortion funding and cutting off taxpayer dollars to abortion-related groups.

Life - Rand Paul For US Senate
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Evidence

"I have been leading the fight to prohibit all taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood... I will continue to bring this legislation up for a vote as opportunities on the Senate floor arise."

Paul’s current Senate issue page still frames the commitment as ongoing and says he will keep pushing anti-Planned Parenthood legislation for floor votes, indicating the promise remains unresolved rather than delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Advocating for Sanctity of Life - Senator Rand Paul
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Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Introduced 01/23/2025) ... Latest Action: Senate - 01/23/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Paul introduced the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, but the bill was only read twice and referred to committee with no later legislative completion shown on the official bill page.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S.203 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act | Congress.gov
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Assessments

partial later_term A for effort

Paul repeatedly opposed taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood and introduced or pushed defunding legislation, including S.203 in 2025 and earlier bills/amendments, but his own Defund Planned Parenthood Act did not pass. A later 2025 federal budget reconciliation law temporarily blocked certain Medicaid payments to large abortion-providing family-planning providers for one year, which partially matches the promised outcome but does not permanently or comprehensively stop all federal taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood or similar providers. Because the meaningful statutory result occurred well after the 2010 campaign's initial Senate term and only partially fulfilled the promise, this is partial credit with an effort badge.

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