Trump admin moves to ban federally funded clinics from giving abortion referrals
Source: The Hill
BY JESSIE HELLMANN - 05/22/18 06:04 PM EDT
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced new restrictions that would bar health clinics that refer patients for abortions or share space with abortion providers from receiving federal funds under a decades-old family planning program.
"The proposal would not bar non-directive counseling on abortion, but would prohibit referral for abortion as a method of family planning," the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a statement on the proposed changes.
President Trump is expected to tout the new restrictions Tuesday evening during his speech at an annual fundraising gala for the Susan B. Anthony List, a national anti-abortion group based in Washington. Administrative officials also briefed anti-abortion groups on the proposed regulations late last week.
The long-expected restrictions on the Title X Family Planning grant program were advocated for years by anti-abortion groups and other conservatives, who view the changes as a way to cut federal dollars going to Planned Parenthood.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/388863-trump-announces-ban-on-federally-funded-clinics-giving-abortion
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The dark times this is.
