What You Need to Know About Trump’s Attacks on the Federal Family Planning Program
The Trump administration presents a threat to the family planning grant program that hasn’t been seen before.
Feb 22, 2019
Laura Huss & Katelyn Burns
Reproductive health advocates are bracing themselves for the finalization of the Trump administration’s Title X “domestic gag rule.” The anti-choice policy would ban providers receiving Title X funds from referring patients for abortion services and force abortion providers under the program to physically separate abortion services from other family planning services.
But what is the Title X family planning program, and why do the administration’s policies threaten access to reproductive health care?