This time, Murkowski votes with Democrats on Planned Parenthood

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (File photo: KTOO – Juneau.)
After the pope left the Capitol today , the U.S. Senate took another procedural vote on a bill to defund Planned Parenthood, this one linked to a stop-gap measure to fund the government. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of eight Republicans to vote against advancing the bill. She sided with Democrats who say cutting Planned Parenthood funds would limit access to healthcare and contraception.  As expected, the bill failed to get enough votes