Planned Parenthood recieves crucial lifeline as Trump releases tens of millions amid legal challenges
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 13 January 2026 19:05 EST
Planned Parenthood and other health clinics have received a crucial lifeline as President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services releases tens of millions of dollars amid legal challenges.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association last April after HHS withheld more than 20 Title X family planning grants worth $65.8 million.
The grants funded 865 family planning service sites to about 842,000 patients across nearly two dozen states. The federal dollars gave patients, especially those with low incomes, access to contraceptives, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
The affected clinics slowly had their funding restored with HHS quietly releasing the remaining federal dollars in December, Politico reported.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/planned-parenthood-trump-lawsuit-funding-b2899996.html
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