Planned Parenthood announced the decision to withdraw from the federal family planning and reproductive health grant program, known as Title X, today after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to intervene.
“I want our patients to know: while the Trump administration may have given up on you, Planned Parenthood never will. Our doors are open today, and our doors will be open tomorrow. The Trump administration’s gag rule will reverberate across the country. This reality will hit hardest people struggling to make ends meet — including those people in rural areas and communities of color,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, acting president and CEO of Planned Parenthood.