July 18, 2018

Planned Parenthood suit against Trump prioritizing abstinence education rejected by Judge

Planned Parenthood suit against Trump prioritizing abstinence education rejected by Judge

In May, three Planned Parenthood groups and the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) sued the administration over the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) February guidelines overhauling how it evaluated applications for Title X family planning grants.  The new rules gave priority to abstinence, ease of primary care access, more family participation, and cooperation with faith-based groups.

On Monday, District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Trevor McFadden, sided with the Trump administration in the lawsuit challenging its move to prioritize faith-based, abstinence-focused programs for dispensing family-planning dollars.

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