Anti-abortion activists won a major victory on Friday when President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans to cut federal funding to hundreds of American clinics providing the service.
The move would effectively strip Planned Parenthood, one of the largest abortion providers in the US, of millions of dollars.
The organisation called the proposal “dangerous” and “outrageous”, warning it would “have devastating consequences”.
The proposed policy “would ensure that taxpayers do not indirectly fund abortions,” a White House statement said.
Under the proposal, clinics that receive federal money from a family planning programme known as Title X will be banned from referring clients for abortion or sharing space with abortion providers.
Article source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/18/donald-trump-set-withhold-funding-womens-health-organisations/