Healthcare – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

13 Apr

‘Too soon to tell’ how delays in federal family planning grants might affect New Mexico

CoreyLatest NewsFsmily Planning, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, New Mexico, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump

Family planning clinics across the U.S. are bracing for a potential lapse in federal funding — and New Mexico Department of Health officials say it’s “too soon to tell” what kind of impact that will have in the state.

13 Apr

Government favors natural family planning over contraception in key health funding

FlynnLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, HHS, Reproductive rights, Trump

New 2027 guidelines by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will ban key federal abortion funding while favoring fertility education and natural family planning.

12 Apr

Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, toward conception

JordanLatest NewsContraception, Family planning, GOP, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Title X, Trump, United States

New guidance, and the promise of a new rule, are expected to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood starting in 2027.

12 Apr

The high price of short-term savings

CoreyLatest NewsGOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Title X, Trump, United States

Each pregnancy averted through Title X saves about $15,000 in public spending on medical and social services, according to an analysis by Power to Decide. The analysis shows that every $1 invested in publicly funded family-planning programs saves roughly $7 in Medicaid costs.

11 Apr

Republican U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Sends Letter to HHS Urging Reversal of Title X Grants to Planned Parenthood

JordanLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, HHS, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in response to the agency’s decision to extend Biden-eraTitle X grants for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. This action comes despite promises Secretary Kennedy made to Senator Hawley in his 2025 confirmation hearing.

11 Apr

America’s reproductive health safety net is fraying as political wars escalate

CoreyLatest NewsGOP, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump, United States

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/03/02/viewpoint-americas-reproductive-health-safety-net-is-fraying-as-political-wars-escalate/Medicaid cuts, the potential lapse of Affordable Care Act subsidies, as well as cuts across programs in the Health Resources and Services Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are eroding the broader safety net.

10 Apr

Family Planning Clinics to Avoid Funding Lapse of HHS Grants

JordanLatest NewsFamily planning, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, HHS, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump, United States

Family planning clinics that receive federal funds were granted a lifeline Tuesday when the Trump administration signaled it would provide another year of grant money a day before funding is set to lapse.

10 Apr

Trump’s FY2027 Budget: Continued Rollback of LGBTQ+ Protections

ChaseLatest News#LGBTQIA+, Healthcare, United States

The Trump Administration's FY2027 budget is the latest escalation in a sustained campaign against LGBTQ+ people. As proposed, it would cause real, measurable harm across numerous critical government services and protections.

09 Apr

HHS Directly Gives Crisis Pregnancy Centers Millions of Dollars

CoreyLatest Newscrisis pregnancy centers, GOP, Healthcare, HHS, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Trump, United States

And the federal government is continuing to double down on a “pro-life” agenda.

09 Apr

Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Trump’s Presidential Budget Release

ChaseLatest NewsBudget, Federal Funding Cuts, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Safety Net, Title X, Trump, United States

Trump's budget proposes to further decimate funding for sexual and reproductive care at both the national and global levels by continuing attacks on Planned Parenthood and family planning funds through Title X,

08 Apr

What’s Shaping Family Planning in 2026

AlanLatest NewsGlobal, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

The global landscape for sexual and reproductive health and rights continues to evolve—bringing both new challenges and important opportunities for progress.

08 Apr

Navigating Uncertainty: The Latest Challenge to the Title X Family Planning Safety Net

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump

Safety net family planning providers in the US have faced considerable funding volatility since the start of the Trump administration. Last week marked the most recent challenge for Title X family planning providers who faced an imminent funding cliff.

07 Apr

NFPRHA and ACLU Succeed in Fighting to Restore All Federal Family Planning Grants and Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration

AlanLatest NewsACLU, Healthcare, NationalFamilyPlanningReproductiveHealthAssn, Reproductive rights, United States

The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against the Trump administration following the government’s restoration of all Title X family planning grants that were the subject of NFPRHA’s litigation.

07 Apr

Trump’s ICE crackdown is forcing immigrant women to ‘choose between their freedom or their health’

ChaseLatest NewsGOP, Healthcare, ICE, ICE Detention, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Trump

Reproductive health care providers told HuffPost they’re seeing patients miss prenatal appointments and not pick up prescriptions when they need them. Some are scared to go to the hospital when they’re in labor, while others are scared to leave with their newborn after giving birth.

06 Apr

Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, towards conception

AlanLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Title X, Trump

The Trump administrationook the first step toward reviving and expanding the conservative overhaul of the Title X family planning program that happened the first time Trump was president — changes that previously led to an exodus of reproductive health providers and a steep drop in the number of patients served.