Planned Parenthood says it may be forced to pull out of the Title X program, which funds family planning services for millions of low-income people, unless a federal court blocks a Trump administration rule barring federal funding for any organization that provides abortions or refers patients for abortions. Trump ordered the sweeping changes to Title X in February, and recently the Department of Health and Human Services ordered all Title X recipients to sign a pledge by Monday, August 19, promising to comply with the rule. Planned Parenthood says it will refuse. Acting president Alexis McGill Johnson said in a statement, “Unless the Ninth Circuit intervenes, this gag rule will destroy the Title X program — putting birth control, breast and cervical cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment at risk for millions of people struggling to make ends meet.”
Planned Parenthood Says It’s Being Forced to End Title X Family Planning Program
HeadlineAug 15, 2019