Congress appropriated $101mm for teen pregnancy prevention. HHS has spent almost none of it, instead canceling existing grants & attempting to shift the program toward abstinence-only education. A judge has since blocked those new requirements.
NPR explains.
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Congress passed $100 million for teen pregnancy prevention. Most of it is untouched
With days left to go in the 2026 fiscal year, lawmakers push the health department to spend the money Congress allocated to prevent teen pregnancy. An NPR exclusive.
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