A recent decline in teen pregnancy rates was largely due to increased use of birth control. getty

The Trump administration is taking steps to limit family planning services both domestically and internationally. When the most drastic Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect at the end of next year and Affordable Care Act premium subsidies expire at the end of 2025, many low-income American women of reproductive age could lose access to birth control along with other health services.

Specific actions include an initial rollback of Title X funding for family planning, the firing of a CDC team that oversees and updates guidance on contraceptive options for doctors, and the blocking of Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. The abrupt shutdown of USAID ends U.S. suppor

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