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Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Contraception May Have To Be Destroyed Under Title X Rule Changes
Politico: Clinics Exiting Family Planning Program May Have To Destroy Contraceptives
Health clinics that quit the federal family planning program over new Trump administration anti-abortion rules may have to destroy or return tens of thousands of dollars of contraceptives and other medications. Federal health officials confirmed to POLITICO that clinics might need to get rid of drugs, intrauterine devices and other treatments they bought at a discount while part of the Title X program, a long-standing requirement that's catching some providers by surprise as they weigh whether to comply with new rules that, among other things, forbid abortion referrals. (Roubein and Ollstein, 7/26)
In other women's health news —
The Washington Post: NIH Issues Strict New Requirements For Fetal Tissue Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health issued instructions on Friday for how scientists seeking grants for research using fetal tissue must comply with recent Trump administration restrictions on federal funding of such studies. The new requirements triggered an immediate outcry from leaders in the field. In a notice spelling out the rule changes, NIH says that all grant applications and renewals for research relying on tissue collected from elective abortions must provide a detailed justification, documenting why no alternative methods could accomplish the same research goals. (Goldstein, 7/26)
