Posts Tagged: Title X

Cory Booker Announces Plan to Protect Abortion Rights

Last month, presidential candidate and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker unveiled details of a sweeping plan to protect abortion rights at the national level, should he be elected president in 2020. To begin with, Booker says that he would create a White House Office of Reproductive Freedom on “day one” as president. This office would… Read more »

AMA Files Federal Lawsuit in Response to Title X Funding Changes

Late last month, the Trump Administration announced that it will institute a new rule which prohibits family planning clinics that perform abortions from receiving federal funding under the Title X program. Furthermore, clinics that receive Title X funding will no longer be allowed to share office space with abortion providers. Meanwhile, the funds that would… Read more »

Clinics Struggle to Meet Demand for Long-Term Birth Control

Driven by fears that a Trump presidency will make it harder to access contraceptive options, women across the country have begun flocking to reproductive health centers to get birth control before President Obama’s term ends. Long-acting options such as IUDs have seen a particularly significant spike in demand since last month’s election. Under the Affordable… Read more »