The Title X Family Planning Program is a critical program that funds low-cost and no-cost sexual and reproductive services to millions of people, including contraception; pregnancy testing and counseling; STI/STD screening, testing, and treatment; cervical and breast cancer screening; basic fertility services; and screening for mental health and intimate partner violence. The people who depend on Title X are disproportionately women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and young people. Despite the importance of Title X, both the administration and Congress are taking steps to undermine and even eliminate the program entirely.
Earlier this spring, the Trump administration launched another attack on sexual and reproductive healthcare by withholding funding from various Title X grantees, undermining access to family planning for those who already face too many barriers to care. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services withheld 22 Title X grants, leaving eight states without any Title X-funded health centers (CA, HI, ME, MO, MS, MT, TN and UT). It’s estimated that these grants serve roughly 30% of all Title X patients. While some grantees have since received notice of awards for their grants, litigation continues.
To make matters worse, this week appropriators in the House of Representatives are marking up their Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Labor HHS appropriations bill which would completely eliminate Title X. This would decimate access to family planning for millions. Chances are that if you or someone you know has ever gone to a family planning clinic to get free or low-cost care, you were benefiting from the Title X program. Everyone needs and deserves access to sexual and reproductive health care and the Title X Family Planning program has proven to expand access to care.
Speak out against these attacks on Title X!
Sign this petition to tell the administration and Congress to stop their attacks on the Title X Family Planning Program. You and your community deserve better.
Dear Secretary Kennedy and Congressional Leaders,
As advocates for reproductive well-being, we write in strong support of the Title X Family Planning Program and urge you to stop the attacks on the program and its providers, which delivers life-saving care for millions. We implore you to consider the enormous benefits that the Title X Family Planning Program provides.
For over 50 years, the Title X Family Planning Program has been providing low-cost and no-cost sexual and reproductive services to millions of people across the country. As you know, these vital services include contraception; pregnancy testing and counseling; STI/STD screening, testing, and treatment; cervical and breast cancer screening; basic fertility services; and screening for mental health and intimate partner violence.
Millions of Americans depend on these services – and not solely for their reproductive healthcare needs. Sixty percent of Title X patients did not have another source of broader health care in 2023. Additionally, 60% of patients also had an income at or below the Federal Poverty Level.
19 million women in need of publicly funded family planning currently live in contraceptive deserts—counties where they lack reasonable access to a clinic with the full range of contraceptive methods. Without Title X, millions of people of reproductive age will face barriers accessing birth control and have a higher risk of contracting an STI, of not being able to access breast cancer screenings, and of developing cervical cancer.
Attacks on Title X, including the program’s integrity, network of providers and patients it serves, will hurt marginalized and vulnerable communities who already struggle to access care. Undermining access to necessary sexual and reproductive care for millions will not make Americans healthy. Having accessible and trusted providers is foundational to ensuring that our vulnerable communities have the ability to have their health concerns addressed before they intensify or become chronic.
We urge you to stop the attacks on the Title X Family Planning Program!