Amy Friedrich-Karnik

The Trump administration is shifting federal teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing abstinence, marriage, and fertility awareness methods, moving away from evidence-based approaches. Critics argue this approach, aligned with conservative initiatives like Make America Healthy Again, may increase teen pregnancy rates, as abstinence-only programs have historically shown lower effectiveness.

The Trump administration is shifting federal teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing fertility awareness, abstinence, and marriage, moving away from evidence-based methods. Critics argue this approach, aligned with conservative 'restorative reproductive medicine,' may increase teen pregnancy rates and affects organizations like Children’s Aid in New York City.

The Trump administration is shifting federal teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing fertility tracking, abstinence, and marriage, moving away from evidence-based initiatives. Critics argue this approach prioritizes pregnancy planning over prevention, with studies showing abstinence-only methods increase teen pregnancy rates. Organizations like Children’s Aid, which previously received grants, are affected by the policy change.

The Trump administration is shifting federal teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing fertility awareness, anatomy, and abstinence, moving away from evidence-based methods. Critics argue this approach may increase teen pregnancy rates, as abstinence-only programs have historically shown higher rates of teen births.

The Trump administration is shifting federal teen pregnancy prevention funding toward programs emphasizing abstinence, marriage, and fertility awareness methods. Critics argue this approach prioritizes pregnancy planning over prevention and diverges from evidence-based strategies that reduced teen birth rates by 72% over 16 years.