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Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump-Era Teen Pregnancy Restrictions

10/9/2025

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A federal judge ruled for Planned Parenthood, striking down Trump-era restrictions on the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in Iowa, New York, and California.
The judge called the new requirements incomprehensibly vague and based on irrelevant ideological factors.
The ruling voids the July policy changes for all grant recipients; HHS had aimed to remove gender-ideology references and enforce abstinence-only education.

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Story summary

A federal judge ruled for Planned Parenthood, striking down Trump-era restrictions on the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in Iowa, New York, and California.
The judge called the new requirements incomprehensibly vague and based on irrelevant ideological factors.
The ruling voids the July policy changes for all grant recipients; HHS had aimed to remove gender-ideology references and enforce abstinence-only education.