The Department of Health and Human Services has notified dozens of organizations, including multiple Planned Parenthood affiliates, that their federal grants are being terminated due to the promotion of sexually explicit content on children.
The termination of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program grants affects organizations that were found to be using curricula deemed "medically inaccurate," "age-inappropriate," and "sexually explicit," violating the statute that established the program.
Letters were sent to Planned Parenthood affiliates, state and local health departments, university systems, and nonprofits, informing them of the termination of their grants.
The organizations affected include Planned Parenthood California Central Coast, Planned Parenthood of The Heartland Inc., the Wisconsin Department of Health, and several other state and local health departments.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health's Office of Population Affairs provides grants to organizations that promote teen pregnancy prevention, but the agency determined that many of the organizations were not meeting the program's statutory mission.
A letter obtained by a news organization reads, "After a review of all curricular content, OASH believes that some curricula normalize adolescent sexual activity and are not age appropriate, as they contain overly sexually explicit or pornographic content that is not necessary to achieve the TPP program's statutory mission."
The decision to terminate the grants aligns with broader efforts to refocus federal health policy away from ideological experiments and back toward genuine public health concerns.
Planned Parenthood receives substantial taxpayer-funded support through programs like Title X, while also operating as a major political player.
The organization's reliance on taxpayer dollars has been highlighted by a recent announcement that it will allocate $47 million towards influencing the midterms through its Super PAC, Planned Parenthood Votes.
The allocation of funds comes after the expiration of a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that had temporarily barred Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for non-abortion services.
The provision, which was signed into law last year, had cut off hundreds of millions in federal dollars and forced the closure or consolidation of dozens of clinics.
With the ban now lifted, Planned Parenthood has regained access to those funds and is channeling significant resources into ensuring pro-abortion politicians regain or maintain power to protect and expand the pipeline of taxpayer dollars.
