HHS Defends Necessity Of Title X Family Planning Rule In Front Of E&C

HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Population Affairs Diane Foley told skeptical House Democrats that the embattled rule preventing facilities that refer patients for abortions from receiving Title X funds is necessary to ensure the funding is not used for abortions. But when committee members asked for examples, Foley came up short. The rule, known as The Protect Life Rule, was blocked by a federal judge in April, but the administration is fighting the injunction. Foley told lawmakers...