{"id":261674,"date":"2022-02-01T12:42:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=261674"},"modified":"2022-01-31T00:32:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T06:32:48","slug":"title-x-dollars-abortion-businesses-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/title-x-dollars-abortion-businesses-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Title X taxpayer dollars are again flowing to abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now that the Biden\/Harris Administration has rescinded<\/a> former President Trump\u2019s 2019 \u2018Protect Life Rule<\/a>,\u2019 which blocked facilities that received federal\u00a0Title X family planning funds<\/a>\u00a0from providing or referring for abortion, Planned Parenthood is once again receiving Title X family planning grants.\u00a0Title X is\u00a0administered<\/a>\u00a0through the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).<\/p>\n

Shortly after taking office in 2021, President Biden issued an executive order instructing HHS to review the rule enacted by the previous administration.\u00a0In October, the Biden-Harris administration revoked Trump’s protections,\u00a0announcing<\/a>\u00a0their intention to fully restore the funding to abortion businesses beginning November 8, 2021.<\/p>\n

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TitleX Family Planning taxpayer dollars to abortion providers and Planned Parenthood HHS January 2022<\/p><\/div>\n

Abortion providers including Planned Parenthood receive Title X taxpayer funds<\/strong><\/p>\n

In January of 2022, HHS\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0the agency was\u00a0awarding $6.6 million through the Title X family planning program. Out of that amount, over $1.9 million will go to three Planned Parenthood affiliates and nearly $1.7 million to other organizations that promote or commit abortions:<\/p>\n