Power to Decide, an unplanned pregnancy prevention organization, estimated 876 clinics nationwide lost Title X funding after recipients refused to comply with the rule.
Kristin LamNearly 900 clinics have lost funding from a federal family planning program since a Trump administration rule banned recipients from referring patients to abortion services, according to a new report.
Created nearly 50 years ago, Title X serves patients who are poor or don't have health insurance by distributing $260 million in family planning grants annually. The program, which covers screenings and annual exams, does not fund abortions.Five states now lack Title X clinics, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and Power to Decide.
Paloma Zuleta, director of media relations at Power to Decide, told NBC that clinic changes will especially affect low-income women of color.
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