#ProtectX: Learn Why the Title X Gag Rule Is Our Next Big Fight
Federal courts have blocked the Trump-Pence administration’s Title X gag rule, which would have banned providers in the program from referring for abortion, from going into effect — for now. But this is no time to let up.
The fight is far from over. These injunctions are only temporary. We’ve overcome seemingly impossible odds on attacks to our health care before; we’re going to have to do it again.
Get the facts about the Title X gag rule below.
What’s Title X?
(pronounced “Title Ten”)
Established in 1970, the Title X program provides affordable birth control and reproductive health care to people with low incomes, including those who couldn’t otherwise afford health care services on their own. The program has received bipartisan support from Congress since its inception.
If Trump wanted to roll back access to birth control and sexual and reproductive care — which he’s made clear time and time again — then launching an all-out attack on the nation’s Title X program is a surefire way to do that.
More on Title X.
What’s the Gag Rule?
The administration has issued a “gag rule” that bans doctors in the Title X program across the country from telling women how they can safely and legally access abortion. It would make it impossible for patients in the program to get birth control at places like Planned Parenthood, and it prohibits doctors from giving women full information about all of their sexual and reproductive health care options.
Most provisions of the dangerous gag rule will take place soon, and its consequences will be disastrous.
The rule puts health care at risk for 4 million patients — 41 percent of whom get their care at Planned Parenthood. The Trump- Pence administration might not think you deserve care, but we do. Health care is a human right, and we won't let this stand.
The Gag Rule Would Do 3 Things:
1.
“Gag” health care providers in the Title X health care program
by making it illegal for them to tell their patients how and where they can access abortion safely and legally.
2.
Prevent patients from getting full and accurate information
about all of their options. Planned Parenthood won’t withhold critical information from our patients because of our commitment to ethical patient care
3.
Add new restrictions specifically designed to block patients
from coming to Planned Parenthood.
“Imagine if the Trump administration prevented doctors from talking to our patients with diabetes about insulin. It would never happen.
Reproductive health care should be no different. Reproductive health care is health care and health care is a basic human right.”
— Dr. Leana Wen, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Who Supports the Gag Rule?
And their appointed officials, including:
Former Senior Policy Advisor Valerie Huber
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs Diane Foley
Who Opposes the Gag Rule?
Almost everyone
73% of Americans
More than 200 members of Congress
More than 100 public health organizations, including the American Medical Association, National Hispanic Medical Association, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
An overwhelming numbers of doctors, nurses, and other health care providers.
Not to mention the 4 million people who rely on Title X for their health care needs each year.
Our bodies are our own — and shouldn’t be at the mercy of the Trump-Pence administration. #DontGagMyCare #ProtectX
For more than 100 years, Planned Parenthood has been dedicated to providing high-quality, affordable health care.
We’ll do everything we can to stop this dangerous rule, keep Planned Parenthood health centers open, and ensure that patients get the best care possible.
How Can I Help Stop Trump’s Gag Rule?
Add your name to our open letter to save more than 4 million people who rely on Title X health centers from the Trump-Pence administration’s dangerous gag rule.