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Title X

More whiplash for Tennessee’s Title X family planning funding after Trump freezes and reinstatements

Catherine Sweeney

April 29, 2025

Tennessee’s Title X funding has been on a rollercoaster for years, and the drama is continuing into President Donald Trump’s second term.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Planned Parenthood, reproductive health, Tennessee Department of Health, Title X

Tennessee’s Title X family planning funding could change under a second Trump term

Catherine Sweeney

November 19, 2024

Tennessee’s rigid anti-abortion policies lost the state millions of dollars in family planning funding under the Biden Administration. Experts say it’s not easy to predict what the Trump Administration will do about it.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: abortion rights, contraception, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Medicaid, reproductive health, Title X

Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule

Kimberlee Kruesi, AP

August 28, 2024

A federal appeals court has shot down Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Associated Press, Attorney General, family planning, HHS, Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Attorney General, Title X

Tennessee’s abortion ban cost it $7M in federal funding. Now those dollars will be routed to Planned Parenthood.

Catherine Sweeney

September 26, 2023

Planned Parenthood

The state’s Planned Parenthood chapter announced it secured a $7 million grant, bringing Tennessee’s Title X funding back to the state.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: health policy, maternal health, Planned Parenthood, reproductive health, Title X

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