Judge rules against Trump administration cuts to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump's cuts to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program were unlawful, according to The Hill.

In summer 2017 President Trump's administration notified 81 organizations fighting teen pregnancy their grants set to run until 2020 would be terminated in 2018, prompting lawsuits from many of the organizations. On April 19, Judge Ketanji Brown ordered HHS to process four applications as if the funding had not been terminated.

"We are disappointed with today's ruling. As numerous studies have shown, the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program is not working," said HHS spokesperson Caitlin Oakley in a statement, according to The Hill. "Continuing the program in its current state does a disservice to the youth it serves and to the taxpayers who fund it. Communities deserve better, and we are considering our next steps."

Public Citizen, a consumer rights group based in Washington, D.C.,  represented four of the 81 grantees in the lawsuit.

"The court's decision today is a rebuke of the Trump administration's effort to kill a program that is working effectively to lower teen pregnancy rates," said Sean Sherman, an attorney at the Public Citizen Litigation Group, according to The Hill. "Because of the court's ruling, the four grantees will be able to continue to serve their local communities and to conduct important research."

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