Democrats demand HHS reinstate canceled teen pregnancy prevention grants

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Source: The Hill

07/02/26 3:13 PM ET


Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding the Trump administration reinstate tens of millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) grants that were suddenly canceled last week.

In the House, 79 Democrats, led by members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, sent a letter Thursday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asking for a detailed explanation of why the grants were canceled and what the agency is doing with the money it is no longer spending.

“Redirecting funding from the TPP program jeopardizes access to the high-quality health education, support, and resources that Congress intended,” the Women’s Caucus letter stated. “Abrupt and arbitrary disruptions on grounds unrelated to the core aims of the TPP program undermine the ability of the program to serve its congressionally intended purpose of giving young people the knowledge and tools needed to improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes and promote positive experiences, relationships, and environments that help our nation’s youth thrive.”

Last week, the HHS terminated about $68 million dollars’ worth of teen pregnancy prevention grants that the agency said were no longer aligned with its priorities. Most of the grants were terminated because the HHS said they normalized or promoted sexual activity for minors.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5951898-democrats-demand-hhs-reinstate-teen-pregnancy-grants/

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Link to House Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) PRESS RELEASE - DWC Members Demand Trump Admin Restore & Expand Funding for Women’s Health Research

Link to DWC LETTER (PDF) - https://democraticwomenscaucus.house.gov/UploadedFiles/6.30.2026_Womens_Health_Research_Follow_Up.pdf


Link to Sen. Murray PRESS RELEASE - Murray Leads Colleagues in Calling on RFK Jr. to Reinstate 50+ Recently Cancelled Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants

Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/tpp_cancellation_letter.pdf

[SamuelAdams]

1. These people are unreal.

Their cult leader has spent his life sexualizing children. They're protecting one of the biggest child abuse rings ever. But they're worried that teen prevention programs are immoral. Anyone who really cares about preventing abortions cares about preventing teen pregnancies.

[Ritabert]

2. They figure if teens don't know what to do they'll have that baby boom they want.

Adult women aren't having the slave labor bodies they want.