U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Trump Rules Involving Abortions

GENE JOHNSON / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2020 Taxpayer-funded clinics in the Title X program for low-income women are barred from making abortion referrals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Planned Parenthood Feels Squeeze After Quitting Federal Program

LINDSAY WHITEHURST and DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Aug 22, 2019 Clinics in several states charge new fees, tap reserves and intensify fundraising in wake of abortion dispute with Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Blocks Clinics From Making Abortion Referrals

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 16, 2019 The American Medical Association and 21 states sue over the rule, contending it could harm low-income women’s access to health care. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lawsuit: Trump Family-Planning Rule ‘Politicizes’ Medicine

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2019 The AMA and Planned Parenthood oppose a rule barring family planning clinics funded by Title X from making abortion referrals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Abortion Referrals to Cost Family Planning Clinics

JILL COLVIN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press May 18, 2018 The Trump administration plans to resurrect a Reagan-era rule banning federally funded clinics from referring women for abortions or from sharing space with abortion providers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reproductive Rights Groups Sue Administration Over Birth Control Access

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 2, 2018 Trading in contraceptive methods for shame- and abstinence-based programs "is wrong, it's bad for public health, and it’s outside the law," a plaintiff says of the federal guidelines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Suddenly Pulls Plug on Teen Pregnancy Programs

By Jane Kay / Reveal News Jul 17, 2017 Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price (pictured) and other top Trump appointees are outspoken opponents of federal funding for birth control, advocating abstinence rather than contraception. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Next GOP Target: Planned Parenthood

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2011 Congressional Republicans have yet another "liberal" target on their short list, looking to take down Planned Parenthood with tactics similar to those they've used to go after NPR -- ie, hit ’em in the wallet Problem is, their strategy gets a bit confused when it comes to the reproductive . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )