2025: Jennifer Balkcom Repeatedly Voted To Defund Planned Parenthood And Restrict It From Participating In Medicaid, Which Would Have Prevented North Carolinians From Receiving Affordable Preventative Health And Reproductive Care

2026: Balkcom Said She Supported Ending Taxpayer Funding For Planned Parenthood

2026: Balkcom Said She Strongly Agreed That Abortion Providers, Including Planned Parenthood, Should Not Receive Taxpayer Funds From Federal, State, Or Local Governments. QUESTION: “Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).” BALKCOM: “Strongly Agree.” [iVoterGuide, Jennifer Balkcom, 2026]

2025: Balkcom Voted To Prohibit Planned Parenthood From Acting As A Medicaid Provider Or Participating In Medicaid

October 2025: Balkcom Voted For S.B. 378, “An Act To Align Medicaid Eligibility With Federal Law.” In October 2025, Balkcom voted for S.B. 378, “an act to align Medicaid eligibility with federal law.” The motion passed 61-47-2-10. [North Carolina General Assembly, S.B. 378, 10/22/25]

• S.B. 378 Would Prohibit Planned Parenthood And Its Associated Entities As Medicaid Providers. “Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits to: (1) disenroll Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (Planned Parenthood), and associated entities as Medicaid providers; (2) discontinue any Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood and associated entities; and (3) engage other Medicaid providers to provide Medicaid services previously provided by Planned Parenthood and associated entities.” [North Carolina General Assembly, S.B. 378 Bill Summary, 10/22/25]
• S.B. 378 Would Prohibit Planned Parenthood And Its Associated Entities From Participating In Medicaid. “Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits to: (1) disenroll Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (Planned Parenthood), and associated entities as Medicaid providers; (2) discontinue any Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood and associated entities; and (3) engage other Medicaid providers to provide Medicaid services previously provided by Planned Parenthood and associated entities.” [North Carolina General Assembly, S.B. 378 Bill Summary, 10/22/25]

2025: Balkcom Voted For H.B. 192: Defund Planned Parenthood & Cost Transparency

June 2025: Balkcom Voted For H.B. 192: Defund Planned Parenthood & Cost Transparency. In June 2025, Balkcom voted for: “The Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) of House Bill 192 prohibits Planned Parenthood participation in Medicaid and provides greater fairness in billing and collections practices for hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities.” The bill passed by a vote of 96-17-2-5. [North Carolina General Assembly, HB 192, 6/25/25]

HB 192 Jeopardized Vital Health Care For North Carolinians, Including Cancer Screenings, STI Testing, And Contraceptive Services

The Assembly NC: Under HB 192, “Planned Parenthood Would Be Removed From The State’s Medicaid Program, Costing It A Key Funding Source.” “Under one bill the Senate passed, Planned Parenthood would be removed from the state’s Medicaid program, costing it a key funding source. Paige Johnson, the group’s regional president and CEO, said the law as enacted would harm the state’s poorest and most medically vulnerable residents. ‘House Bill 192 simply means that cancers will go undetected, STIs will go untreated and people will not be able to get the birth control they need to plan their families and their futures,’ Johnson said. ‘And this will be on you.’” [The Assembly NC, 9/22/25]

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic CEO And President: “House Bill 192 Simply Means That Cancers Will Go Undetected, STIs Will Go Untreated, And People Will Not Be Able To Get The Birth Control They Need To Plan Their Families And Their Futures.” “Paige Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, told lawmakers during a public comment period that ‘this bill is about playing politics.’ ‘North Carolinians who depend on Medicaid will lose access to affordable reproductive health care, including access to birth control, cancer screenings and treatment for STIs,’ Johnson said. ‘House Bill 192 simply means that cancers will go undetected, STIs will go untreated, and people will not be able to get the birth control they need to plan their families and their futures. And this will be on you.’” [News Observer, 9/23/25]

• CNN: “The Vast Majority” Of Federal Funds Received By Planned Parenthood Went Toward Preventative Health Care, Pregnancy Tests, Birth Control, And Other Women’s Health Services. “The vast majority of federal money that Planned Parenthood does receive goes toward preventive health care, birth control, pregnancy tests and other women's health services.” [CNN, 8/1/17]
• February 2021: Planned Parenthood Reported Only 25 Percent Of Their Services Were Contraceptive Services. [Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood by the numbers, Updated February 2021]
• February 2021: 85 Percent Of Planned Parenthood’s Patients Were 20 Years Or Older And Nearly 70 Percent Had Income At Or Below 150 Percent Of Poverty. According to Planned Parenthood, 85 percent of their patients were 20 years or older and 70 percent of had income at or below 150 percent of poverty. [Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood by the numbers, Updated February 2021]