Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals

On Friday, the Trump administration announced a new federal rule blocking federal family planning money from organizations that provide abortion referrals. Since reproductive rights are already an existing debate, this rule is more than likely to be tried in court. “Organizations receiving money through the federal family planning program, called Title X, will still be able to perform abortions but will have to do so in a separate facility from their other operations and adhere to the new requirement that they not refer patients to it.” This isn’t the first time this rule has been tried by the Republican administration. The rule was introduced by President Ronald Reagan and eliminated by President Bill Clinton. Blocking funding for Planned Parenthood can also leave a lot of patients without access to doctors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/health/trump-defunds-planned-parenthood.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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