Nation Mar 07 Texas judge’s ruling on birth control threatens a nationwide program for minors By Sarah Varney, Maea Lenei Buhre
Politics Oct 04 Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics Monday's action by the Department of Health and Human Services lifts a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Politics Feb 24 U.S. appeals court upholds Trump rules involving abortions The rules ban taxpayer-funded clinics from making abortion referrals and prohibit clinics that receive federal money from sharing office space with abortion providers — a rule critics said would force many to find new locations, undergo expensive remodels or shut… By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
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
Nation Aug 22 Planned Parenthood sees swift fallout from quitting government program About 4 million women are served nationwide by the Title X program, which makes up a much bigger portion of Planned Parenthood's patients than abortion. By Lindsay Whitehurst, David Crary, Associated Press
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
Jun 20 Appeals court allows Trump abortion rules to take effect By Gene Johnson, Associated Press More than 20 states and several civil rights and health organizations challenged the rules in cases filed in Oregon, Washington and California. But a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco called the rules… Continue reading
Apr 25 U.S. judge in Washington state blocks new Trump abortion rule By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima blocked new Trump administration rules that could cut off federal funding for health care providers who refer patients for an abortion. Continue reading
Mar 05 Trump’s family-planning rule challenged in lawsuit By David Crary, Associated Press The new rule, announced last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title X program from making abortion referrals — a provision that critics denounce as a "gag rule."… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 5:28 Why abortion opponents support Trump’s Title X rule change The Trump administration intends to limit the Title X program that provides birth control and other reproductive health services. Under the new restrictions, any clinic accepting federal funds would be prevented from performing abortions -- or referring women to other… Continue watching