Memphis groups react to Title X family planning grant changes
Local family planning officials Steve Coplon (left), CEO of Life Choices, and Aimee Lewis, vice president of external affairs/chief development officer for Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, have different perspectives on the Trump administration's changes regarding family planning funding regulations. The new rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services says that any organization referring or providing abortion services is ineligible for Title X funding to cover STD prevention, cancer screenings and contraception. (Jim Weber and Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Local groups are reacting to last week's draft release of rule revisions for the Title X family planning program, changes that some say is a step toward defunding Planned Parenthood.
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Choices/Memphis Center for Reproductive Health Life Choices of Memphis Planned ParenthoodElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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