WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives voted Friday to block funding for reproductive services provider Planned Parenthood.

The 240-185 vote on the amendment offered by Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence to strip Planned Parenthood of federal dollars was part of an overarching bill that will fund the federal government through September.

Heated debate on the amendment took a surprising turn late Thursday when Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) told her colleagues on the House floor that she had an abortion.