Reporter Grills White House Spokesperson: Why Does Biden 'Insist that Pro-Life Americans Pay for Abortions?

President Biden’s reversal of Trump-era pro-life policies on abortion set off a pointed exchange Wednesday between White House press secretary Jen Psaki and a Catholic reporter, who asked her a series of questions that are rarely raised during press briefings. At issue was a decision by the Biden administration to overturn a Trump policy that prohibited Title X money from going to family-planning clinics that “perform, promote, refer for, or support abortion as a method of family planning.” It also required recipients to financially and physically separate their abortion services from their non-abortion services.

Title X is a federal family planning program for low-income individuals.

Planned Parenthood, which receives an estimated $60 million in Title X money each year, chose to drop out of the program.

The decision by Biden will restore the funding.

Owen Jensen, a reporter for EWTN, a Catholic network, asked Psaki, “Why does the Biden administration insist that pro-life Americans pay for abortions and violate their conscience?”

Psaki insisted Jensen was wrong.

“Well, first, that’s not an accurate depiction of what happened,” she said, “and I know we want to be accurate around here. ‘None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning’ – that is written into the Public Health Service Act, and it specifically states that.”

Jensen responded, “But we know there’s indirect subsidies, money that’s fundable, that can’t be traced. We know that. Come on.”

“That is not how it works. That is the law,” Psaki said. “So I’m stating what the law is and how it is implemented legally by these organizations.”

Psaki then defended Biden’s decision to fund family-planned clinics that refer for and perform abortions.

“The reason why the president took these steps is because he believes that advancing equity for all – including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality – can be helped by these actions,” she said. “And by focusing on advancing equity in the Title X program, we can create opportunities for the improvement of communities that have been historically underserved, which benefits everyone. That’s how these fundings are used in communities.”

Psaki responded, “Again, funding cannot be used from this for abortion, but access to healthcare – access to healthcare in communities – in communities that have been marginalized, underserved, adversely affected by persistent poverty is always going to be something the president fights for.”

Psaki then moved on to the next question

The following is from Pro Life Across America
18 days from conception, heart begins to beat, with the baby’s own blood.

28 days from conception a baby has eyes, ears, and even a tongue!

28 days from conception: Muscles are developing along the future spine. Arms and legs are budding.

30 days: Child has grown 10,000 times to 6-7mm (1/4”) long. Brain has human proportions. Blood flows in veins.

42 days: Skeleton is formed. Brain coordinates movement of muscles and organs. Reflex responses have begun.

42 days: Brain waves can be detected, the jaw forms, including teeth and taste buds. The unborn baby begins to swallow amniotic fluid. Fingers and toes are developing.

45 days from conception: The unborn baby is making body movements, a full 12 weeks before the mother may notice such stirrings. By seven weeks the chest and abdomen are fully formed. Swimming with a natural swimmer’s stroke in the amniotic fluid, the baby now looks like a miniature human infant.

44-45 days: Buds of milk teeth appear, and the unborn baby’s facial muscles develop. Eyelids begin to form, protecting the developing eyes. Elbows take shape. Internal organs are present, but immature. 99% of muscles are present, each with its own nerve supply.

52 Days: Spontaneous movement begins. The unborn baby then develops a whole collection of moves over the next 4 weeks including hiccuping, frowning, squinting, furrowing the brow, pursing the lips, moving individual arms and legs, head turning, touching his/her face, breathing (without air), stretching, opening the mouth, yawning and sucking. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. Psalms 139:14-16