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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s abstinence-focused changes to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, halting the new grant criteria while the lawsuit proceeds, but he did not restore the tens of millions in funding already cut earlier this summer.
The Trump administration cut tens of millions in funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, including abstinence-focused curricula in red and blue states, triggering a DC court challenge from clinics and local governments. Grantees say the administration cherry-picked examples and imposed strict new criteria, with some groups reapplying under the new rules while others paused programs, highlighting a partisan clash over sex-education funding and progress against teen pregnancies.