Donald Trump’s administration is steering millions of dollars to teen health programs that focus on abstinence-only sex education, fertility tracking and the importance of marriage — sweeping changes that advocates fear will reverse declining trends of teen birthrates.
The new rules for grant applications, which are due this week, have upended comprehensive reproductive health programs for vulnerable youth across the country. Existing grants were canceled this year, jeopardizing millions of dollars for programs that have been proven to reduce teen pregnancies and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases.
