Planned Parenthood presses Virginia to restore state funding for contraception program

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 805

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Virginia’s Planned Parenthood clinics are urging lawmakers to move a key contraception access program back to state funding as uncertainty grows around federal health care support.

Despite currently being state funded, the budget introduced by former Gov. Glenn Youngkin which is yet to be finalized by the state legislature, shifted the Virginia Contraceptive Access Initiative to a federal funding stream known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

“During most of the last administration, it …

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