Trump Administration Redirects Family-Planning Grants toward Fertility Awareness, ‘Family Formation’
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Title X takes undercuts contraception, promotes fertility
A federal grant program that subsidizes family-planning services for low-income patients now overstates the risks of birth control while endorsing less effective methods like “fertility awareness.” In new guidance for applicants to Title X funding, the Trump administration claimed the program’s goal is to “strengthen family formation.” Historically, Title X grantees had to provide a “broad range” of FDA-approved contraceptives.........
