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A disturbing set of videos were recently publicized which revealed that Planned Parenthood officials have been selling the organs of aborted fetuses. Now, Republican Senator Rand Paul has decided to spearhead an effort to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding by forcing a vote that would block any additional money going toward the controversial organization’s coffers.

Paul appeared on Fox News Sunday to speak about his plans. “I think the time is now to discuss whether taxpayer dollars should be going to such a gruesome procedure,” he said. “I really think that time has come in our country to debate — do people want their taxpayer dollars going to this kind of procedure?” Several Republican lawmakers have tried to accomplish the very same goal, but have thus far been unsuccessful.

The Kentucky senator revealed his plans to use a relatively obscure congressional maneuver called a “discharge petition,” which is a measure that brings a bill to the floor from within a committee without going through the usual channels. He intended to use the rare Sunday gathering of the Senate to force the vote, one that Paul said “we might likely win.”

Another senator, Republican Mike Lee from Utah, attempted to strip Planned Parenthood of its estimated half a billion dollars in federal funding by introducing an amendment to the primary bill that was under discussion, but the effort was unsuccessful. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, also introduced a bill that could eventually achieve the same goal.

The recently released videos have caused a new wave of controversy surrounding abortion, with pro-life activists claiming that Planned Parenthood has violated federal law by profiting from the sale of fetal organs. Planned Parenthood insists that it has acted in accordance with the law, accusing anti-abortion extremists of using candid videos and manipulative editing to further a false claim. Several congressional committees have called for a closer examination of the organization’s practice following the publication of the startling videos.