Trump Admin to Freeze Some Funding for Planned Parenthood

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has halted Title X government funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s top abortion provider. Title X provides funding for “natural family planning methods, infertility services, and services for adolescents, highly effective contraceptive methods, [and] breast and cervical cancer screening and prevention,” among other services. HHS said in a statement it is withholding funding from 16 organizations—nine of which are affiliated with Planned Parenthood—while it evaluates their policies for possible violations of civil rights law and executive orders issued by President Donald Trump. “HHS is conducting this evaluation to ensure these entities are in full compliance with Federal law and applicable grant terms, and to ensure responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars,” the statement reads....