Planned Parenthood Federal Funding Restoration Another Bad Sign for Pro-Lifers

Yesterday, the Trump administration restored a source of federal funding for Planned Parenthood through the Title X program, which had previously provided the organization with roughly $60 million in annual revenue. Given the fluidity of the situation, it remains to be seen whether this is a setback that reflects broader weakness in the administration’s commitment to defending the unborn, or whether the administration will restore its former policies that rightly denied Planned Parenthood access to this money — helping to repair the administration’s strained relationships with the pro-life world along the way.

Some history is in order. The Title X program was enacted under President Richard Nixon to promote “family planning,” but not abortion. The statute’s text is very blunt: “None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.”

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John Gerardi

John Gerardi is the executive director of Right to Life of Central California in Fresno. A lawyer and the founding CEO and current development director of the Obria Medical Clinics of Central California, he hosts the radio shows and podcasts The John Gerardi Show and Right to Life Radio.

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Yesterday, the Trump administration restored a source of federal funding for Planned Parenthood through the Title X program, which had previously provided the organization with roughly $60 million in annual revenue. Given the fluidity of the situation, it remains to be seen whether this is a setback that reflects broader weakness in the administration’s commitment to defending the unborn, or whether the administration will restore its former policies that rightly denied Planned Parenthood access to this money — helping to repair the administration’s strained relationships with the pro-life world along the way.

Some history is in order. The Title X program was enacted under President Richard Nixon to promote “family planning,” but not abortion. The statute’s text is very blunt: “None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.”