This fall, the Obama administration proposed a new rule that would prevent states from withholding federal family planning funds from health centers for any reason other than their ability to provide quality medical care. (bloomberg.com)
On Friday, the Trump administration is filing a request to block abortion - providing facilities (or facilities that share space with an abortionist) from receiving federal family planning funding through the federal grant program. (washingtonexaminer.com)
Last year, the Missouri Legislature recklessly rejected $ 8 million in federal family planning funds by creating an entirely new taxpayer - funded state program in order to skirt federal Medicaid laws and discriminate against Medicaid patients. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)