# Plain Language Summary: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

This bill would cut off federal family planning funding to any organization that performs abortions. Title X is a federal program that provides grants to clinics and health centers to offer family planning services like contraception, cancer screenings, STI testing, and general reproductive health care. Under this bill, any organization receiving Title X money would have to promise they won't perform abortions and won't give money to other organizations that do abortions. If they break this promise, they lose their federal funding.

The bill does include some exceptions. Organizations could still perform abortions in cases of rape, incest, or when a doctor determines the pregnancy threatens the woman's life. Hospitals get special treatment—they can still receive funding even if they perform abortions, as long as they don't give their Title X money to other organizations that perform abortions. However, clinics and other non-hospital providers wouldn't have this same flexibility.

The practical effect would be significant for many communities. Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide both abortion services and family planning would likely have to choose between the two or separate their operations completely. Since many Title X-funded clinics serve low-income patients who rely on these services, losing this funding could mean fewer places to get affordable birth control, cancer screenings, and other preventive care. The bill also requires the government to publish annual reports tracking which organizations receive funding and how many abortions they perform under the allowed exceptions, adding a new layer of federal oversight and reporting requirements.

Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

Foxx, Virginia

Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition ActThis bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from awarding family planning grants to entities that perform abortions or provide funding to other entities that perform abortions. To receive a grant, an entity must certify it will refrain from those activities during the grant period.The bill provides exceptions for abortions (1) in cases of rape or incest; or (2) when the life of the woman is in danger due to a physical disorder, injury, or illness. It also exempts hospitals unless they provide funds to non-hospital entities that provide abortions.HHS must submit a report to Congress annually on this prohibition.