America has the chance to stop funding one of the major perpetrators of an ongoing humanitarian crisis. But we’re kicking the can down the road to December. The disturbing videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, which highlight Planned Parenthood’s abortion activity, and their side business selling baby parts, should have made defunding Planned Parenthood immediately a no brainer. Horrified members of Congress went ahead and passed a bill to fund the government — including money for Planned Parenthood. There’s this false choice that’s dangled before politicians: Fund Planned Parenthood or be blamed for a so-called government shut-down. The president, of course would veto any defunding measure. He went so far as to announce, in fundraising emails, that he’d rather let food stamp recipients go without, than allow Planned Parenthood to be defunded. Forty-five million Americans participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The SNAP program didn’t miss a beat during the 16-day partial government shutdown of October, 2013. But, apparently, there are currently no contingency funds for this. One pro-abortion congressman, Jeff Merkley of Oregon disingenuously applied the Pope’s humanitarian concerns to the situation, saying: “On a week when the Pope is making an historic visit to Washington to remind us all of our moral obligation to care for the poorest and most vulnerable among us, it is shameful that we are even contemplating a politically-driven shutdown that would take food off the tables of millions of children, seniors, and disabled Americans.” We must ask: who is more vulnerable than an unborn child? And Representative Merkley completely leaves out the fact that the Pope is pro-life — as all Popes have been — and spoke out repeatedly against abortion throughout his trip to the U.S. At the United Nations, Pope Francis condemned (quote) “the marketing of human organs and tissues,” Hmm. Wonder if he saw the videos? This stunning loyalty to Planned Parenthood is partially explained by the organization’s endorsement of President Obama and their tremendous help electing him. Plus, in 2010 Planned Parenthood Federation of America, along with a California affiliate, spent more than $700,000 (dollars) on federal lobbying efforts. Planned Parenthood and its advocates in Congress insist that withholding federal funds means that poor women would be denied contraception, mammograms and other basic health services. But Congress already spends billions every year, through Medicaid, Medicare and Title X for all kinds of medical services. As for mammograms: A new study proves, Planned Parenthood doesn’t do them. Defunding the Left is just as crucial to the country’s future as cutting spending. Planned Parenthood is their sacred cow, because it helps facilitate their vision of amoral sexuality. Congress must defund Planned Parenthood. We now know Planned Parenthood sells body parts, the products of the abortions they perform, and that they risk harming women by altering procedures to get intact parts. To show our disgust, defunding Planned Parenthood is the very least we can do.