Trump Admin Reinstates Millions of Dollars of Funding to Planned Parenthood

Is the Trump administration ceding too much ground in the fight against abortion?

Last week, President Donald Trump told Republicans negotiating a health care bill in the House of Representatives to be “a little flexible” on the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits tax dollars from funding abortion.

Now, the president has taken another massive step backward in funding Planned Parenthood.

On Tuesday, Politico reported the American Civil Liberties Union has dropped its lawsuit against the Trump administration over tens of millions of taxpayer dollars withheld from Planned Parenthood, allocated under Title X.

In March, providers had been informed of the withholding due to “possible violations” of civil rights laws and executive orders. The HHS said it was examining 16 grantees that collectively operated more than 800