Biden administration moves to reverse Trump-era abortion referral rule
The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the proposed regulation to reverse the Trump administration’s rule blocking providers in the Title X family planning program from referring patients for the procedure.
“Those rules have undermined the public health of the population the program is meant to serve,” HHS said in a statement.
Federal courts have been split on the Trump administration’s regulation, which critics call a “gag rule” and proponents say better aligns with Title X program requirements that bar the funds from being used for abortion. The Hyde Amendment still bars federal funding from covering abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or when the woman’s life is at risk.