Trump changes pregnancy-prevention program to promote childbearing

By: Sofia Resnick

Outlets: Stateline

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 1,264

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing unintended pregnancies is about to undergo a major overhaul.

Reproductive health clinics use Title X federal grant money to provide birth control, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections to people with little or no health insurance. Title X money cannot be used for abortions.

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that Title X, which was signed into law by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1970, …

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