\n
<\/span>
\nIn recent years, some crisis pregnancy centers
\nhave begun offering medical services beyond pregnancy tests and ultrasounds,
\nthough they still refuse to counsel patients about birth control (other than
\nthe rhythm method) or abortion, or provide referrals for these services \u2014 even
\nat the request of their patients.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe new Trump rules enable these more
\n\u201cmedicalized\u201d CPCs to apply for Title X funding by relaxing the old requirement
\nthat the grant recipients provide comprehensive care to their patients,
\nincluding the full range of FDA approved contraceptives. This means that people
\nwho rely on Title X clinics for healthcare may receive less than comprehensive
\ninformation and care.\u00a0 <\/span>Instead, patients\u2019
\nmedical treatment options will be tailored to align with an extremist politic
\nagenda.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nBefore the Trump Administration issued these new
\nrules, clinics that received federal funding were required to offer all options
\nto the pregnant person without promoting one option over another, a practice called
\nnon-directive counseling. Grantees also were required to offer the full range
\nof \u201cmedically-approved\u201d family planning services, including contraception
\noptions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nThe new rules prohibit abortion referrals, even
\nin medically urgent situ<\/span>ations<\/span> and
\ngreen lights funding for grantees that offer no family planning options other
\nthan fertility awareness-based methods (basically the rhythm method), which have
\na higher risk of pregnancy than birth control pills or the IUD.<\/span><\/p>\n

\nOf course, this will cause the greatest harm to those who most rely upon the Title X
\nprogram for their basic reproductive healthcare needs, including women with low
\nincomes, women of color, young women, and LGBTQ people.\u00a0Over 4 million
\nlow-income, uninsured, and underserved clients have relied on the Title X
\nprogram for almost fifty years. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nAlthough
\nmore than 20 states and the American Medical Association are challenging the
\nnew regulations in court, many low-income communities already feel the impact
\nof the changes. Planned Parenthood served 40% of Title X recipients, and in
\nstates with no backup funding, delays and higher costs in services are already
\noccurring. <\/s><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPatients
\nseeking family planning services deserve to understand all of their options–
\nregardless of their socio-economic status. Individual autonomy in medical
\ndecision making is a fundamental liberty that the federal government should
\nprotect – not undermine.\u00a0 <\/span>These
\nregulations ensure that only the most privileged of our society will continue
\nto enjoy access to the care they seek.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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