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The on a bill to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood, amid an uproar following the release by an anti-abortion group of that claim to show officials from the family-planning group discussing the illegal sale of fetal organs. Planned Parenthood disputes the group's claims and says that the video's subjects were talking about legal donation of fetal tissue for medical purposes.

is sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst (R) of Iowa, and would shift the federal funding given to Planned Parenthood to other community health centers; however, no cuts to overall funding levels for women鈥檚 health would be made.

Currently Planned Parenthood receives over $500 million聽of its $1.3 billion budget from federal funding annually. However, defunding the organization might be more difficult than its critics, including US senators and presidential candidates Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio, might hope.

Currently, Planned Parenthood is funded in part by Medicaid and in part by Title X family planning. While Congress has control over Title X funding, it doesn鈥檛 not have as much control over Medicaid, .

鈥淭he continued disregard and disrespect for human life at Planned Parenthood, a partially taxpayer-funded organization, is shocking and appalling,鈥� Sen. Paul told聽 in July.聽

Between June 2013 and June 2014, abortions made up three percent of the services provided by Planned Parenthood, about . However, current laws prohibit some federal funding for use in abortions, except in the case of rape, incest, or endangerment to the mother.

It is unclear which way the vote will swing this afternoon. In order for the legislation to pass the Senate, it will need 60 votes; currently there are 54 Republicans in the Senate as well as some Democrats opposed to abortion,聽海角大神听谤别辫辞谤迟别诲.

At the same time, legislation has been drafted in the House that would pause Planned Parenthood funding for one year, until further research can be done to see how Planned Parenthood conducts business. The 鈥� known as the 鈥樷�楧efund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015鈥� 鈥� was by Rep. Diane Black (R) of Tenn. in July, and would withhold any Title X grants to the organization.

While it is uncertain whether or not the Senate will pass Senator Ernst鈥檚 bill today, the House has already begun their August recess and thus will not be able to take up any new legislation until they return in September. And according to official remarks from White House press secretary Josh Earnest, President Obama 鈥渨ould not be supportive of such congressional action鈥� to de-fund Planned Parenthood.