WASHINGTON — National Right to Life and a broad coalition of national and state pro-life organizations today urged Senate Republican leadership to immediately launch the 2026 budget reconciliation process to prevent federal taxpayer dollars from funding the abortion industry after July 4, 2026.

“Congress made history in 2025 by passing the One Big Beautiful Bill with a provision that stopped taxpayer dollars from subsidizing abortion providers for one year,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Allowing that policy to expire would betray the American people who consistently oppose their money being used to prop up the abortion industry.”

In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Republican leadership, lawmakers are urged to include a provision in the upcoming reconciliation package to extend the prohibition on funding for the maximum ten years permitted under budget rules.

The letter highlights concerns about the activities of major abortion businesses, noting that many promote abortion as a core service and lobby for unlimited abortion. Planned Parenthood alone receives nearly $800 million annually in taxpayer funding, primarily through federal health programs.

“For decades, Congress has recognized that abortion should not be publicly funded,” Tobias said. “That bipartisan work is the foundation for the provision in the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill. We urge lawmakers to finish what they started.”

The coalition called on Senate Republican leaders to move without delay, warning that failure to act will allow hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to once again supplement abortion businesses nationwide.

“As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, we affirm that life is an unalienable right. This truth is a cornerstone of our Republic and must guide our public policy,” Tobias added. “Congress must protect taxpayers and unborn children—or allow federal funding of Big Abortion to resume. We urge lawmakers to choose life.”

The coalition letter can be found here.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.