Trump cuts threaten access to birth control for millions of women

It’s not only Title X funds that are jeopardizing access to contraception, says Kimi Chernoby, an attorney with the National Women’s Law Center. She points to cuts to Medicaid included in the Republican spending bill that was recently signed into law, which jeopardize access to healthcare — including contraception — for millions of women in … Read more

The new strategy to restrict abortion nationwide — without saying ‘ban’

The closure of more abortion clinics would make travel even more difficult for people seeking to leave their states, with fewer health facilities available to meet patient demand. Restrictions on mifepristone could eliminate telehealth as an option. If both occur together, patients seeking to get around their states’ abortion bans could be out of options. … Read more

Government “defunding” Planned Parenthood – ramifications

Abortion-related travel could face another ‘shock to the system’ under new spending law Trump’s law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest. Read more at 19th News Planned Parenthood sues Trump administration over funding cuts in big bill The … Read more

Conservatives Notch 2 Victories in Their Fight to Deny Planned Parenthood Funding

If Planned Parenthood clinics can’t bill Medicaid for those services, many will close. Planned Parenthood estimates that it could see almost 200 closures – 90% of them in states where abortion is legal. That means over 1 million low-income people risk losing access to their health care provider. And once clinics close, they may never … Read more

Planned Parenthood clinics provide basic health care. If they close, where will many women go?

The GOP megabill, which blocks Planned Parenthood from being reimbursed with Medicaid dollars, among other Medicaid cuts, is awaiting its fate in the Senate this week. For now, Title X funding is frozen for Planned Parenthoods in 20 states. If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, another 200 of the roughly 600 Planned Parenthoods will be … Read more

Why so many clinics that provide abortion are closing, even where it’s still legal

“It’s gotten more expensive to provide care, it’s gotten more dangerous to provide care, and it’s just gotten, frankly, harder to provide care, when you’re expected to be in the clinic and then on the statehouse steps, and also speaking to your representatives and trying to find somebody who will fix your roof or paint … Read more

Clinics begin closing as Trump admin continues freeze on family planning funds

Dozens of medical providers from California to Maine, including nine Planned Parenthood affiliates, have struggled to stay afloat since more than $65 million dollars for the Title X family planning program was withheld on April 1 — a funding freeze the Trump administration said was aimed at enforcing executive orders on diversity and immigration. Federal … Read more