NY Planned Parenthood Sues Trump Administration Over Attacks On Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY), along with affiliates from California, Hawaiʻi, Nevada, New York, Iowa, and Nebraska, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its attacks on the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP). The lawsuit focuses on protecting young people’s access to evidence-based programs run by these affiliates.
The TPP program provides young people and adults who support them with information and skills they need to be safe in their relationships.
On March 31, the Department of Health and Human Services notified organizations that received funds for the TPP program that in order to continue in the program they must show they are in “alignment with current Presidential Executive Orders,” according to the lawsuit.
“Slashing the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program would mean an end to critical programs at PPGNY that empower our communities and youth to make evidence-based, informed decisions about their lives, futures and health,” said Giokazta Molina-Schneider, VP of Education and Training at PPGNY. “Cutting these programs primarily harms those who have been marginalized – including survivors of sexual violence, LGBTQ+ teens, youth of color, youth with disabilities and their caregivers, and youth who already face significant barriers to accessing information or health care.”
Another program at risk is the PPGNY Supporting Teen’s Access and Rights (STAR) program, where trained educators work to advance health equity and to improve the sexual and reproductive health outcomes of young people in New York City. This include English language learners, youth with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ youth.
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“Today, we take a stand for young people, for evidence-based practice, for public health and against the Trump administration’s anti-reproductive health agenda,” said Wendy Stark, President and CEO of PPGNY in a statement. “As a leading provider of sex education in New York, PPGNY has sen firsthand how sex education empowers young people to take control of their health and create their own futures.”
The STAR program hosts age-appropriate, medically accurate and evidence-based education programs across 15 community districts through New York City and includes workshops for parents and guardians.
