Trump Administration Freezes $27.5M in Family-Planning Grants for Planned Parenthood

The funding freeze, part of a broader anti-DEI initiative, raises concerns over access to essential health services for low-income Americans.

The Trump administration has frozen $27.5 million in Title X family-planning grants to organizations like Planned Parenthood, citing an investigation into compliance with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) restrictions.
The freeze is part of a larger effort by the administration to dismantle federal DEI programs, following an executive order signed by Trump on his first day back in office.
Planned Parenthood, a major provider under Title X, has not yet received formal notice of funding cuts but has criticized the freeze as a political attack on health care access.
Title X provides critical services such as contraception, STI treatment, and cancer screenings to low-income individuals, with critics warning the freeze will harm millions who rely on these services.
The move aligns with long-standing conservative goals to defund Planned Parenthood, particularly after the fall of Roe v. Wade, intensifying political and public debates over reproductive health care.