Definition of defund
transitive verb
:to withdraw funding from
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As governor of Indiana, Pence defunded Planned Parenthood, which contributed to an HIV outbreak in the state.
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The measure would also defund Planned Parenthood for one year.
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When asked if the bill would include defunding Planned Parenthood for one year, one of the more controversial measures that weakened support among some moderate GOP Senators, a GOP source said this was among the components up in the air.
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Trump has already taken steps to defund Planned Parenthood and expand the global gag rule.
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Today—as the Trump administration defunds Planned Parenthood, states chip away at abortion access and the U.S. Supreme Court tilts conservative—this legacy feels imperiled.
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The bill, released Thursday, would defund Planned Parenthood for one year.
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WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine plan to introduce an amendment to strip the Senate health care bill of a provision to defund Planned Parenthood, Murkowski's office confirmed Wednesday.
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The legislation would also make numerous other changes to the current law, defunding Planned Parenthood for one year, repealing certain cost-sharing subsidies and eliminating taxes on medical devices and prescription drugs.
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First Known Use of defund
1948
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