{"id":208832,"date":"2019-08-19T19:24:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T00:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=208832"},"modified":"2019-08-22T11:37:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T16:37:59","slug":"planned-parenthood-rejects-title-x-chooses-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-rejects-title-x-chooses-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood rejects Title X funds, chooses abortion instead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last month, the Trump administration’s changes to Title X funding were finally able to go into effect<\/a>, but abortion organizations like Planned Parenthood were given extra time<\/a> to separate their abortion services from their family planning services as required, both fiscally and physically. Abortion organizations had until August 19th to show that they were attempting to comply with the new rules; instead, Planned Parenthood has chosen to withdraw from Title X, forfeiting its usual $60 million annually in taxpayer funding.<\/p>\n

Calling the changes a “gag rule,” acting president Alexis McGill Johnson said that Planned Parenthood would continue fighting to have the new requirements overturned. “We at Planned Parenthood will refuse to cower to the Trump-Pence administration,” she said in a statement<\/a>, vowing that their doors would remain open.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a05 facts the media isn\u2019t telling you about Planned Parenthood\u2019s potential funding cut<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

McGill Johnson also argued that losing this taxpayer money would deprive countless women of access to health care. “For nearly half a century, Title X has ensured that those struggling to make ends meet or who don\u2019t have health insurance can access services like birth control, cancer screenings, and STD testing and treatment in their communities,” she said in a media conference call<\/a>. On Twitter, the abortion corporation called it a “direct attack” on their rights.<\/p>\n

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Today, the Trump admin is forcing us out of the Title X program \u2014 our nation’s program focused on family planning, of which we serve 40% of patients. This is a *direct attack* on Planned Parenthood and on our health and rights, and we will not stand for it. #StandWithPP<\/a> #ProtectX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WRMvzGafNq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Planned Parenthood (@PPFA) August 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n