{"id":519,"date":"2026-06-19T19:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=519"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:05:28","slug":"family-planning-organizations-sue-trump-administration-over-title-x-funding-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=519","title":{"rendered":"Family planning organizations sue Trump administration over Title X funding announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association and a family planning organization in Pennsylvania<\/span> <span>filed a lawsuit<\/span><span> against the U.S. Health and Human Services agency on Thursday alleging that it is politicizing the Title X grant funding program and violating the intent of the law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=517\">US Education Department offers two-year trim on student loan interest rates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Attorneys from the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the national organization are representing the national family planning association and the Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania. The Family Health Council is a network of 19 service providers across 24 counties in central Pennsylvania that provide family planning services to more than 31,000 low-income residents every year, according to the complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Clare Coleman, president and CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, told Stateline on Thursday that the organization chose the Pennsylvania network to participate in the lawsuit in part because it has been a grantee of funds since the beginning of the Title X program in 1970 and serves a large number of people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re very grateful that they were willing to stand with us,\u201d Coleman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>NC Democratic senators warn right to contraception could be at risk<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T2dSmhtyLi\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"282\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" scrolling=\"no\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnewsline.com\/2026\/06\/09\/nc-democratic-senators-warn-right-to-contraception-could-be-at-risk\/embed\/#?secret=UXlL7WIW7x#?secret=T2dSmhtyLi\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNC Democratic senators warn right to contraception could be at risk\u201d \u2014 NC Newsline\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane, an appointee of former Democratic President Bill Clinton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Title X, established by Congress and signed by former Republican President Richard Nixon, is a grant program prioritizing low-income or uninsured people, including those who make too much to qualify for Medicaid, who may not otherwise have access to family planning and reproductive health services. That includes services such as contraception, pregnancy tests, testing for sexually transmitted infections and wellness exams. Abortion services cannot be covered by Title X dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The complaint takes issue with the <\/span><span>, which was released in April. Potential awardees must submit applications by January for consideration in the next funding cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The funding opportunity language states that all applicants must first meet an \u201calignment review\u201d to determine their eligibility for a grant. That alignment is based on the priorities laid out by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Office of Population Affairs. Those priorities include ending diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and gender-affirming care. The complaint notes that the decision regarding an applicant\u2019s eligibility cannot be appealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=515\">US Education Department investigates two NC school districts over transgender restroom policies<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Contraception services dropped after \u2018defunding\u2019 provision hit clinics<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5lBXyHxQtp\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"282\" loading=\"lazy\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" scrolling=\"no\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2026\/03\/23\/repub\/contraception-services-dropped-after-defunding-provision-hit-clinics\/embed\/#?secret=iUYPEJYIFG#?secret=5lBXyHxQtp\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cContraception services dropped after \u2018defunding\u2019 provision hit clinics\u201d \u2014 Ohio Capital Journal\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>Coleman said those priorities directly conflict with the ones that were laid out in the last funding round under former President Joe Biden, whose administration emphasized the importance of health equity efforts and the inclusion of gender-affirming care for transgender patients. Coleman said that means it could be impossible for some applicants to be awarded funds, and that it would favor new applicants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe believe that the funding announcement is designed to favor the kind of providers the administration would rather see in the program,\u201d Coleman said, which could include clinics with a religious mission, such as crisis pregnancy centers or major Catholic healthcare organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The complaint also says those requirements directly conflict with the Title X statute, which mandates that HHS consider factors such as how many patients will be served, how much the services are needed locally and whether the applicant can make rapid and effective use of grant funds. The family planning organizations say the new application process is meant to further the Trump administration\u2019s political agenda instead of fulfilling Congress\u2019 mandate to \u201coffer a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning methods and services\u201d to patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The guidance associated with the funding notice also<\/span> <span>shifts the focus<\/span><span> of the Title X grants from expanding access to services like contraception to strengthening \u201cfamily formation\u201d and assisting clients in \u201cachieving healthy pregnancies.\u201d Clinics are instructed to prioritize and promote natural methods of family planning, such as menstrual cycle tracking, which is less effective at preventing pregnancy than contraception, according to the <\/span><span>American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe (funding notice) enables defendants to pick winners and losers based on political alignment, as opposed to merit and the ability to provide high-quality Title X services,\u201d the complaint reads. \u201cThis is not how federal grants should be awarded, and, specifically, this is not how Congress instructed defendants to make Title X grants.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A hearing for the case will likely be scheduled in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Stateline reporter Kelcie Moseley-Morris can be reached at <\/span><\/i><i><span><span>[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/span><\/i><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This story was originally produced by Stateline, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes NC Newsline, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=513\">NC Senate passes expansive revenue bill changing vape enforcement, R&amp;D tax breaks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association and a family planning organization in Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Health and Human Services agency on Thursday alleging that it is politicizing the Title X grant funding program and violating the intent of the law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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