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  • 2016-11-10 (xsd:date)
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  • Obama Permanently Protected Planned Parenthood from Defunding (en)
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  • In September 2016, the Obama administration proposed a rule change in the Title X Family Planning Program, which allocates federal funds to state and local agencies for distribution to organizations providing contraception and other non-abortion-related family planning services. The rule change would prevent those agencies from withholding funds for any reason other than an inability to provide those services effectively. According to the New York Times, the revision was aimed at stopping organized efforts to defund Planned Parenthood on the grounds that it provides abortion services in addition to those specified under Title X: Pro-life advocates such as Tennessee Rep. Diane Black, a member of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, attacked the proposed rule as an example of political favoritism on the part of the Obama administration, according to a Christian News report: The Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) contended that the the revision is necessary to remedy the deleterious effects of funding restrictions imposed by states for reasons other than the ability to provide covered services: The one thing all parties seem to agree on is that the proposed change would indeed stop local and state agencies from blocking the funding of family planning providers for any reason other than effectiveness. Contrary to what was reported, however, the revision, which was finalized on 19 December 2016 by the Department of Health and Human Services, does not go into effect until 18 January 2017. (en)
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