The investigation comes after Live Action's undercover reporting that showed Planned Parenthood is giving cross-sex hormones to teenagers.
Noah Brandt of Live Action says Planned Parenthood is doing this to teenagers with no mental health evaluation, on the same day as their first appointment, and even if a teen says they just decided they were transgender.
"So, this report was pretty explosive, and I think it's aided in the fight to defund Planned Parenthood at the federal level, but the DOGE subcommittee in Congress led by Marjorie Taylor Greene sent a letter to Planned Parenthood and launched an investigation into how exactly Planned Parenthood is using government money," Brandt says.
The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions, and President Donald Trump has worked to block federal funds from organizations that provide “gender-affirming care” to youths.
Greene’s investigation claims that Planned Parenthood has taken part in both. The Planned Parenthood annual report showed that they have had a 23% increase in abortions over the past 10 years and that they have 45 “affiliate health centers” providing hormone therapy for transgender healthcare.
"Planned Parenthood gets nearly $800 million in government funding every year, and I think that it's hard to say that they’re not using it for the two things they're making the most money off of which is (a) abortion and (b) 'transing' kids," Brandt says.
Live Action is among the many pro-life groups calling on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood in the reconciliation bill. American Family Association Action (AFA Action) is also one of those groups.
Meanwhile, pro-life video continues to be a tool to help school children understand things about life.
Baby Olivia is an educational video made by Live Action that shows the development of a child in the womb from the moment they come into existence at fertilization until they're ready to be born at nine months gestation.
"It's already been added to the statewide curriculum standards of four states before this new development. We've already added Tennessee, North Dakota, Idaho, and Kansas," says Brandt. "In this past week, we've seen two more states, Indiana and Iowa, sign prenatal educational laws into their state code."
Senate Bill 442 in Indiana and Senate Bill 175 in Iowa call on schools to include prenatal development education to teach about humanity in the womb, show an ultrasound video, and show a high-quality computer-generated video showing the development of a baby in the womb like Baby Olivia.
"So, this is a huge win because I think that when children understand the truth about when life begins, then they value life, and I think it's important to present kids with this type of fact-based education,” Brandt says.
