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Administration Cuts $100 M Teen Pregnancy Grants, Prioritizes Abstinence

7/24/2026

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Health officials terminated Fact Forward’s $1.6 million grant, ending its health education.
Trump administration canceled 53 of 67 grants in $100 million Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered TPPP funds to support abstinence, marriage and family formation, banning consent and LGBTQ content.
Democracy Forward sued to block the terminations, saying 60% of U.S. health aid to Africa and Kenya’s 260,000 adolescent pregnancies in 2023 could be jeopardized.

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Health officials terminated Fact Forward’s $1.6 million grant, ending its health education.
Trump administration canceled 53 of 67 grants in $100 million Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered TPPP funds to support abstinence, marriage and family formation, banning consent and LGBTQ content.
Democracy Forward sued to block the terminations, saying 60% of U.S. health aid to Africa and Kenya’s 260,000 adolescent pregnancies in 2023 could be jeopardized.