Title X gag rule blocked abortion referrals at federally funded clinics
Enacted5/10
Federal · HHS Title X final rule · Feb 22, 2019
Impact 5/10
Barred Title X family planning clinics receiving federal funds from referring patients for abortion and required physical and financial separation from abortion providers. Planned Parenthood and other grantees withdrew from the program, and HHS later reported about 844,000 fewer clients served in 2019, a 22 percent drop in access to contraception and STI services. The Biden administration rescinded the rule effective November 8, 2021.
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