President Donald Trump’s administration informed several Planned Parenthood affiliates on Monday that funding was being withheld due to possible violations of civil rights laws, as reported by Politico. Tens of millions of dollars were being withheld from clinics providing low-income Americans services like contraception and STI testing.
On Monday, nine state affiliates of Planned Parenthood that receive money through Title X received notices saying their funding was temporarily withheld. The letter cited possible violations of Trump’s executive orders and federal civil rights laws.
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Planned Parenthood signage is displayed outside of a health care clinic in Inglewood, California on May 16, 2023. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Another policy by Trump allegedly violated by the family planning program concerned “taxpayer subsidization of open borders.”
The Planned Parenthood chapters that received letters were mostly in GOP-controlled states. The administration cited evidence of violations based on the clinic’s mission statement and commitment to black communities.
The deputy director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Public Affairs, Amy Margolis, argued that materials provided by Planned Parenthood portrayed the organization as engaging in practices that employ race negatively.
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President Donald Trump’s administration withheld millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood affiliates for allegedly violating civil rights laws and executive orders banning DEI initiatives. (Evan Vucci/AP)
The letter also accuses Planned Parenthood of encouraging illegal aliens to receive care.
Planned Parenthood has 10 days to respond to the letter and provide evidence of compliance with the president’s executive orders. The administration will then decide whether to suspend or terminate the grants.
Planned Parenthood and HHS did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, DC, 21 July 2007. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
“The Trump admin withholding Title X funds further strips health care from people across this country,” the post read. “We know what happens when Title X funding is taken away: cancer goes undetected, birth control access is severely reduced, and the STI crisis worsens. People will suffer.”
HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon told Politico that payments to 16 Title X providers were being withheld, including nine Planned Parenthood affiliates. The reasoning behind the withholding was to ensure compliance with federal law and grant terms.
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Nixon also mentioned that out of Title X’s budget, $27.5 million was under review.
