Washington Post: “The Biden administration on Monday revoked a Trump-era rule that became a flash point in the abortion wars by forbidding clinics that receive federal family planning aid from advising people about ending their pregnancies. The new rule for the half-century-old family planning program known as Title X will allow health centers to receive the federal funds even if they refer patients for abortions. It takes effect Nov. 8.”
“The rule reverses a move initiated in 2018 by former president Donald Trump to appeal to the social conservatives crucial to his political base, siding with them in a long-running battle with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and other family planning groups. ‘Today more than ever, we are making clear that access to quality family planning care includes accurate information and referrals — based on a patient’s needs and direction,’ Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said in a statement accompanying the revision.”
“Federal health officials issued the rewrite as the nation’s abortion laws have been thrust into the forefront of legal and political debate. Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that cemented abortion rights in the United States, is under fresh attack as the high court’s composition has grown increasingly conservative.”