When it comes to defunding Planned Parenthood, a new report from The New York Times suggests Donald Trump was willing to draw from his Art of the Deal background and strike a bargain with the health care provider: They could keep federal funds as long as they stop offering abortion services. Though the arrangement was never made formally, the organization, which cannot legally use federal funding for abortions because of the Hyde Amendment, declined the White House's proposal.

Republicans in Congress have long rallied around pulling federal funds for Planned Parenthood, but the Trump administration's reluctance to get fully on board suggests that they are wary of the political backlash they could face if the health care organization loses its federal funding. It also indicates that the president's eldest daughter, Ivanka, continues to hold influence over her father when it comes to tackling women's issues (even if her efforts have been met with mixed results).

Prior to joining the political sphere and launching his presidential campaign, Trump identified as pro-choice. He shifted allegiances in 2011, but even on the campaign trail, the president spoke favorably of the myriad preventative services—like pap tests and breast exams—Planned Parenthood provides. The New York Times reports that the White House has even indicated the intention to expand funding for the organization if it were to discontinue abortion services, but Planned Parenthood has steadfastly refused any such proposal.

“Let’s be clear, federal funds already do not pay for abortions,” Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, told The New York Times. “Offering money to Planned Parenthood to abandon our patients and our values is not a deal that we will ever accept. Providing critical health care services for millions of American women is nonnegotiable.”

According to a recent Quinnipiac University Poll, 62 percent of Americans oppose defunding the women's health care provider.

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