Changes to the Longstanding Program Threatens Access to Low-and No-Cost Birth Control Nationwide
July 30, 2026 - Washington, D.C. – Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump-Vance administration’s funding 
application for Title X, which attempts to illegally transform the Title X Family Planning Program into a vehicle for furthering the administration’s political goals. The lawsuit is brought on behalf of Planned Parenthood affiliates who would apply for the 2027-2032 grant cycle, including several that currently receive direct Title X grants.
Title X is the only federal program devoted solely to funding care like birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, and more for uninsured, underinsured, and low-income people. For decades, Planned Parenthood health centers have been critical providers of evidence-based, medically appropriate care in the program.
From October 2024 through September 2025, Planned Parenthood health centers provided over 1.3 million Title X visits in 33 states. Based on the most recent data that PPFA has, in fiscal year 2024, Planned Parenthood affiliates across the federation received more than 50 million dollars in Title X funds.*
“Planned Parenthood health centers have provided affordable sexual and reproductive health care, including birth control, STI testing and treatment, cancer screenings, and wellness exams to millions of people through Title X. We are suing the Trump administration because, yet again, it is trying to make it harder for people to get the vital care they need at Planned Parenthood,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
The harm inflicted on Planned Parenthood affiliates and other highly qualified applicants by these unlawful changes would be, without a doubt, clear and devastating, and would significantly reduce access to care for low-income patients nationwide. Separately, the administration has already made clear its intent to reduce Planned Parenthood affiliates’ participation in the program, with a White House spokesperson even stating that 2026 would be the last year Planned Parenthood affiliates receive Title X funding.
“People should be able to receive the healthcare that is right for them, their lives, and their values, and that requires support for providing critically needed family planning services for people who cannot afford it. The Trump-Vance administration is once again putting politics over people. The unlawful, ideologically-driven changes to Title X threaten devastating consequences for lower income Americans nationwide who rely on the program for essential health care, including birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing,” said Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman. “Title X was created so a person’s income would never determine whether they could access the medically appropriate family planning care that is right for them. We will aggressively pursue legal action on behalf of our clients until the administration stops undermining that promise and follows the law.”
The complaint alleges that these changes to the Title X program would violate the Administrative Procedure Act several times over and would run afoul of the Spending Clause of the United States Constitution. PPFA is represented by Democracy Forward and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.
The case is Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al. The legal team at Democracy Forward working on this matter includes Carrie Flaxman, Robin Thurston, and Paul Wolfson.
Read today’s filing here.
* Title X revenue estimates are based on FY24 data self-reported by Planned Parenthood affiliates; variation may exist due to ongoing reporting and differences in fiscal year.
Source: Democracy Forward
