Health Aug 25 Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds for low-income patients during lawsuit over Trump cuts to abortion providers By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Health May 04 Watch 4:21 Family planning clinics lose Title X funding over statements supporting DEI For more than 50 years, millions of federal dollars in Title X grants have funded clinics that offer free or discounted family planning services to mostly low-income Americans. In April, the Trump administration froze more than $65 million in grants,… By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
Health Feb 23 Watch 5:29 What Trump’s IVF executive order means for access to fertility assistance for Americans One of the executive orders Trump signed this past week seeks policy recommendations to expand access to in vitro fertilization. According to a 2024 survey, 1 in 10 women of reproductive age say they received fertility assistance, including IVF, but… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
World Jun 29 Watch 6:16 How the climate crisis is changing family planning and reproductive health in Bangladesh Few places in the world are suffering more from the effects of climate change than Bangladesh. Most of the country is no higher than 50 feet above sea level, making it vulnerable to severe flooding after monsoon rains. As a… By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery
Nation Sep 23 Watch 6:18 Judges weigh Trump’s family planning funding rule A panel of appellate judges on Monday considered whether a Trump administration rule on federal funding for clinics that make abortion referrals may remain in place while legal challenges work their way through the courts. More than 900 clinics, many… By PBS NewsHour
Aug 19 Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program to avoid Trump rule By David Crary, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration's family planning rule is part of a series of efforts to remake government policy on reproductive health. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Esper criticizes Turkey for purchase of Russian-made air defenses In our news wrap Tuesday, Army Sec. Mark Esper criticized Turkey’s purchase of Russian-made air defenses during his Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary. Esper called the NATO ally’s decision “very disappointing.” Also, federally funded family planning clinics can no… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 11:09 Peruvian women alleging forced sterilization seek justice By Kira Kay For more than 20 years, thousands of Peruvian women have been seeking justice, alleging they were sterilized without consent in the 1990s under an aggressive population control campaign carried out by the government of former President Alberto Fujimori. But in… Continue watching
Aug 02 HHS says 96 organizations will get family planning funding amid battle over program’s future By Associated Press The list of grantees comes amid a major battle over the future of Title X, with women's rights groups and medical societies pushing back on a Trump administration proposal to bar taxpayer-funded clinics from referring women for abortions. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 8:42 Forthcoming Trump rule would make finding abortion services harder A planned rule from the Trump administration would repeal the requirement for federally funded clinics to counsel women on all of their family planning options, including abortion. Yamiche Alcindor puts the proposal in context and what it would mean for… Continue watching