February 25, 2019

Trump Administration’s rule on the Title X Family Planning Program protects the program from funding abortions

Trump Administration’s rule on the Title X Family Planning Program protects the program from funding abortions

Trump Administration’s final rule finalized on Friday, February 22, 2019, prohibits Title X projects from referring for abortions or funding aboriton and requires Title X recipients to maintain physical and financial separation from abortion clinics—in other words, no co-location of Title X family planning clinics with abortion clinics—and better enforces compliance with abuse reporting requirements protects the program from funding abortions.

Prior to the finalized rule, the Title X Program operated under Clinton-era regulations that actively supported abortion by requiring grantees to make abortion referrals and by funding clinics that provide abortions.

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