John,

Extremist lawmakers in the House have proposed a FY2025 budget that would completely eliminate funding for Title X—the program that provides funding for cancer screenings, pregnancy counseling, pre- and postnatal care, family planning services, and STI prevention, testing, and treatment.

The funding isn’t being eliminated because the program doesn’t work, it’s being eliminated due to an extreme ideological agenda that’s out of step with the American public. From its inception in 1970 through 2019, an estimated 190.3 million people received family planning care at Title X funded clinics.¹

Title X is an essential program that must be protected. We’re joining our coalition partners and allied organizations across the country to defend Title X funding and protect care for the millions of people who rely on it for their health care needs.

Donate $5 today to fund the fight to protect access to health care for low-income communities.

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control, Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the U.S.—6.9 per 100,000 live births, a rate that is three times higher than for white women.² The report also showed that Black babies are more likely to be born prematurely and have higher infant mortality rates.

The last thing our government needs to do is eliminate funding for a critical program that provides pre- and postnatal care and makes available cancer and other health screenings, vaccines and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, as well as helping families to space out pregnancies through evidence-based family planning methods.

Defunding Title X puts families at risk. We cannot let that happen. Chip in $5 today to fund our work to prevent funding cuts to this critical program.

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Thank you for all you do,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ Title X: Celebrating 50 Years of Family Planning Services Delivery
² Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously