The Trump administration is planning to freeze millions in federal family planning grants, a move that could significantly hinder operations at organizations including Planned Parenthood, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
The Health and Human Services Department is looking to pause funds distributed under Title X, a federal program dedicated to providing family-planning services for free or discounted prices to about 4 million low-income Americans every year. Planned Parenthood is historically one of the largest Title X providers, with more than 300 of their 600 health centers participating in the federal program.
The Journal reported that HHS is pausing $120 million in Title X grants for certain organizations, including Planned Parenthood, while the department investigates whether the federal dollars have been used for DEI efforts — a move that’s part of a broader campaign to gut all federal initiatives for diversity, equity and inclusion.
HHS confirmed to the outlet that the department is planning an immediate freeze of $27.5 million in Title X grants. The department did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
“This is blackmail. President Trump and Elon Musk are holding Planned Parenthood patients hostage by slashing funds from birth control providers who receive Title X grants,” Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, told HuffPost in an emailed statement.
None of Planned Parenthood’s affiliates have received a notice of any funding cuts as of Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the organization told HuffPost. Around a dozen Planned Parenthood clinics received nearly $21 million in Title X family planning grants in 2024.
“The Trump-Vance-Musk administration wants to shut down Planned Parenthood health centers by any means necessary, and they’ll end people’s access to birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, and more to do it,” McGill Johnson said. “This is shameful yet unsurprising — and we won’t let it happen without a fight.”
Republicans have been trying to defund Planned Parenthood for decades, and the party has found renewed energy since Roe v. Wade fell and Trump returned to the White House. The anti-abortion administration has made it clear that one of their top priorities is to slash federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Since Roe fell, Planned Parenthood clinics have struggled financially, but freezing family planning…
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