https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-admin-takes-aim-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinics-new-rule/?utm_source=push&utm_medium=westernjournalism&utm_content=2019-02-23&utm_campaign=manualpost
Trump Admin Takes Aim at Planned Parenthood and Other Abortion Clinics with New Rule
The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring Title X funds from supporting programs and organizations that provide abortions.
The rule states that “none of the funds appropriated for Title X may be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.” The move will force Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics to separate their palliative services such as cancer screenings, pap smears and breast exams from their abortion services.
The new rule also “requir(es) the physical and financial separation of Title X projects and facilities from programs and facilities where abortion is a method of family planning,” according to the text.
Family planning clinics will be unable to provide referrals for abortion, the rule states, if they’re receiving these funds.
The rule will also force clinics to report cases of rape, incest and human trafficking — as federal law already requires.
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Clinics must adhere to “documented compliance with State and local laws requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, and human trafficking,” the rule states.
Planned Parenthood receives between $50 million and $60 million every year in Title X funds, according to Politico.