#Globalcontext

A sweeping funding freeze by the Trump administration targeting the federal Title X family planning program has left key healthcare providers—including three Planned Parenthood clinics in Virginia—without critical support, raising concerns over access to affordable reproductive health services for low-income Americans. The sudden move, announced in late March, reflects a profound policy shift that could affect millions reliant on the half-century-old safety net program for basic healthcare ranging from contraception and cancer screenings to sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and pregnancy care (Washington Post; Virginia Mercury).