Attorney General James Condemns Federal Funding Cuts to Reproductive Health Care

April 4, 2025

NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the Trump administration notified health care providers that offer reproductive health care that they will no longer receive Title X funding:

"Cutting funding for health care providers that offer reproductive care to millions of people across the country is cruel and shameful.

Americans from low-income, rural, and minority communities rely on health care facilities that receive Title X funding for cancer screenings, affordable birth control, and so much more.

Reproductive health care is a right. Every individual should be able to access this care without obstacles."

On Tuesday, President Trump announced that his administration would be suspending Title X funding to health care providers across the country. Title X was established in 1970 and is a federal program dedicated to providing funding for family planning and sexual and reproductive health care to low-income Americans. Health care providers that receive Title X funding offer breast and cervical cancer screening, pregnancy testing, affordable birth control, and more.

Attorney General James has been a national leader in fighting to protect access to reproductive health care for New Yorkers and all Americans. In March 2025, Attorney General James won a lawsuit against an anti-abortion group, Red Rose Rescue, for invading reproductive health care clinics and interfering with access to care. Also in March, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to defend Medicaid recipients' right to choose their own health care providers, including reproductive health care clinics like Planned Parenthood. In October 2024, Attorney General James filed an amicus brief urging a federal court to maintain access to emergency abortion care. Also in October, Attorney General James and a coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of access to mifepristone. In May 2024, Attorney General James sued an anti-abortion group and 11 crisis pregnancy centers for promoting unproven abortion reversal treatment. In April 2024, Attorney General James led a coalition of attorneys general in urging Congress to expand access to reproductive health services and pass the Access to Family Building Act. In January 2024, Attorney General James led a coalition of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to mifepristone.