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July 22, 2026
Trump Administration Redirects Teen Health Funds to Abstinence-Only Programs
- The Trump administration is canceling existing grants for comprehensive sex education programs.
- New funding criteria require a focus on abstinence and marriage, sidelining proven methods to reduce teen pregnancies.
- Advocates warn that these changes could reverse progress in lowering teen birth rates achieved over the past decade.
2 Sources
- Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting FamiliesJul 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM · NYT
- Trump team is pulling funds from sex ed groups that don’t teach abstinence and the value of marriageJul 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM · Independent