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CNN: The Trump administration has gutted US aid for family planning. Here’s how it’s impacting women overseas
Aid cuts forced nearly 1,400 clinics to close worldwide, leaving 9 million people without sexual and reproductive health services, the International Planned Parenthood Federation said.
- Trump ended USAID family planning grants, abruptly halting free birth control and maternity care across 41 countries, creating a crisis for healthcare providers throughout Africa.
- Congress rescinded $500 million in July, while the administration withheld $9.7 million in US-purchased contraceptives stored in Belgium and stopped all contributions to the United Nations Population Fund.
- Funding cuts forced nearly 1,400 medical clinics to close worldwide, resulting in 9 million people losing access to sexual and reproductive health services in 2025, after the US previously funded 43% of global family planning aid.
- Nurse Kephine Ojung, who works for Reproductive Health Network Kenya, said "We've seen cases that lead to death" as women facing severe birth control shortages turn to dangerous termination methods.
- The White House's fiscal year 2027 budget request proposes eliminating all reproductive health programs, prompting Patrick Kinemo, Tanzania country director for MSI Reproductive Choices, to warn of "dire consequences" despite recent Congressional funding.
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The Trump administration has gutted US aid for family planning. Here’s how it’s impacting women overseas
A crisis in family planning medicine is playing out in Africa in the wake of sweeping US aid cuts, with medical providers highlighting deaths, layoffs and unintended pregnancies.
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