State Officials Call for Trump Administration to Disburse Title X Funds for Planned Parenthood
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Officials and pro-choice advocates urge the Trump administration to release Title X funding at the state Capitol on April 16, 2025. From left: Rep. Matt Blumenthal, D-Stamford; US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT; Gretchen Raffa, chief policy and advocacy officer for PPSNE (foreground); Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford (background); Rep. MJ Shannon, D-Milford; Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz; unidentified supporter. Photo credit: Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie
State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, co-chair of the Reproductive Rights Caucus, said she and her legislative partners are committed to continuing their support for Planned Parenthood, even if federal funding continues to be withheld.
By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com
Elected officials and pro-choice advocates are demanding that the Trump administration release the Title X funds it is withholding, while opponents of Planned Parenthood have questioned whether the organization is truly facing financial hardships.
“Over 41,000 residents in our state rely on Title X federal funds at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, and they rely on those funds to access routine, basic, preventative, reproductive, and other kinds of health care,” Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz said, flanked by advocates and members of the State House of Representatives Reproductive Rights Caucus.
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