US EditionTrump 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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MS NOW panel cracks up as Trump admin plays dumb on its own move: 'It's just laughable'
An MS NOW panel chuckled Friday after President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were caught off guard on a question over funding to Planned Parenthood during an Oval Office event this week. The laughter broke out during a segment about abortion advocates indicating that they could turn on Trump ahead of the midterms as both Trump and Kennedy were surprised to learn that their own administration had moved to return federal…
Trump administration restores funding to Planned Parenthood, other groups after lawsuit
The Trump administration has agreed to unfreeze millions in federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other family planning groups, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) paused $27.5 million in funding for 16 organizations last year pending an investigation, citing potential violations of federal civil rights…
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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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