Twenty-seventeen is already off to a promising start: A little bit ago, pro-life Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters at a press conference that the GOP will move to strip Planned Parenthood of taxpayer dollars as part of their efforts to repeal Obamacare.

The tired rhetoric of pro-abortion activists never ends: if you shut down Planned Parenthood, you’re violating Roe v. Wade! What about freedom of speech! As they tirelessly hit you over the head with these “facts,” the engaged reader will wonder, how much truth is there to these statements? We’re going to take a look at these arguments briefly, and then remind ourselves why elections matter.

Statement from Ohio Right to Life

Ohio Stopped from Stripping $1.3 million from Abortion Providers

Ohio Right to Life Promotes Alternatives to Abortion Provider

Ohio Legislature Gives Final Approval to Bill Stripping $1.3 Million from Abortion Business

The Fight to De-Fund Planned Parenthood in Ohio

Bill Stripping $1.3 Million Goes Back to House for Concurrence

Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will be voting to de-fund Planned Parenthood in light of the abortion giant's ongoing scandal.