The Biden administration formally reversed a Trump-era rule that barred reproductive health care clinics that provide abortion referrals and services from receiving federal funds.
rule that barred reproductive health care clinics that provide abortion referrals and services from receiving federal funds.
The new rule, which will go into effect Nov. 8, paves the way for major providers like Planned Parenthood to rejoin Title X, the federal family planning program created nearly 50 years ago to fill in gaps in health care access and affordability, particularly for those living in rural or otherwise underserved areas.
“This rule is a step forward for family planning care as it aims to strengthen and restore our nation’s Title X program,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Monday in a statement. “Our nation’s family planning clinics play a critical role in delivering health care, and today more than ever, we are making clear that access to quality family planning care includes accurate information and referrals—based on a patient’s needs and direction.
"For decades, American taxpayers have been wrongfully forced to subsidize the abortion industry through Title X federal funding," he said at the time.Leaders of reproductive health care providers said they faced a choice between continuing to offer abortion referrals or services — and losing millions of dollars in annual federal funds — or complying.
In 2019, Planned Parenthood announced that it was withdrawing from Title X rather than comply, calling it an"unethical gag rule.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, among other public health associations, also
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