Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches

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by Selena Simmons-Duffin
March 17, 2026
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The Bottom Line

Federal Title X funding for reproductive health clinics faces a gap due to Trump administration delays.

How This Affects You

Thousands of clinics providing birth control and STI testing may lose federal funding, potentially reducing access to contraception and sexually transmitted infection services for millions of Americans, particularly in rural or low-income areas.

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The Trump administration has delayed Title X funding, creating a potential crisis for thousands of reproductive health clinics nationwide. Title X, a 56-year-old federal grant program, finances clinics providing birth control and STI testing and treatment services. The funding gap threatens to disrupt access to these services as clinics scramble to adjust their operations and budgets ahead of the shortfall.

What's Being Done

Reproductive health clinics are scrambling to address the approaching funding discontinuation.

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