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Trump Administration Restores Funding to Planned Parenthood, Other Groups After Lawsuit

HHS restored $27.5 million in Title X funds to Planned Parenthood and other clinics after review; ACLU dropped lawsuit and affected providers resumed participation.

  • On Jan. 13, the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released tens of millions in previously frozen Title X funds in December, and the American Civil Liberties Union dropped its lawsuit.
  • HHS froze $27.5 million after reviewing compliance concerns tied to alleged civil‑rights and DEI violations among 16 grantees under President Donald Trump’s directives.
  • A federal court ordered contested funds placed into escrow by Oct. 1, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wrote on Dec. 19 that the review was completed and grants restored.
  • On Jan. 12, the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah resumed program participation, while advocates hailed the restoration as a victory but warned that damage was done and legal fights continue.
  • When HHS withheld 22 federal Title X grants last spring, 865 family‑planning service sites could not serve 842,000 patients, while Republicans and anti‑abortion activists push permanent defunding amid December appeals‑court enforcement.
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HHS restores funding for family planning

Reproductive rights advocates say they dropped a legal challenge against the Trump administration for withholding millions of dollars of federal funding for family planning, contraception and other services after officials agreed to restore the money.

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