NEW YORK — The Trump administration has adopted a new strategy for how it issues tens of millions of dollars in federal family-planning grants, giving preference to groups that stress abstinence and making it harder for Planned Parenthood to do business. According to HHS, of 100 couples each year that use natural family planning methods, up to 25 women may become pregnant. “It reads as them trying to stack the deck against any specialized reproductive health provider,” said Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Erica Sackin. Valerie Huber, who oversees the Title X office at HHS, said Planned Parenthood was eligible to apply for the new round of grants. “An objective grant committee looks at every proposal.”Before joining HHS, Huber headed Ascend, an advocacy group previously called the National Abstinence Education Association.

Source: National Post February 27, 2018 17:02 UTC