{"id":220317,"date":"2026-01-13T11:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/?post_type=press_release&p=220317"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:57:14","slug":"nfprha-and-aclu-succeed-in-fighting-to-restore-all-federal-family-planning-grants-and-dismiss-their-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/nfprha-and-aclu-succeed-in-fighting-to-restore-all-federal-family-planning-grants-and-dismiss-their-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration","title":{"rendered":"NFPRHA and ACLU Succeed in Fighting to Restore All Federal Family Planning Grants and Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration"},"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-220317","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"subheading":"","date_and_time":"2026-01-13 12:00:00","featured_image":"","show_on_press_releases_landing_page":true,"components":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":{"text":"WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) voluntarily dismissed<\/a> its lawsuit against the Trump administration following the government\u2019s restoration of all Title X family planning grants that were the subject of NFPRHA\u2019s litigation. The lawsuit, filed in April 2025 by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of D.C. on behalf of NFPRHA and its members, challenged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) illegal withholding of 22 federal Title X grants, which left approximately 865 family planning service sites unable to provide Title X-funded services to an estimated 842,000 patients across nearly two dozen states.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Trump administration illegally withheld vital family planning funds that federal grantees were relying on to provide time-sensitive, critical care to hundreds of thousands of people in need,\u201d said Clare Coleman, president & CEO, National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)<\/strong>. \u201cOur lawsuit succeeded in holding the administration accountable for its unlawful acts, and today, NFPRHA members\u2019 grants have been restored. We are relieved all of our members now have access to their promised funds, but we know the fight for contraceptive access in this country goes on. We will continue to stand up for our members and the essential care they provide to millions of individuals.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen the Trump administration withheld critical Title X family planning funding, it blatantly violated federal law and left hundreds of sites unable to provide Title X-funded services,\u201d said Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the Reproductive Freedom Project at the ACLU<\/strong>. \u201cFortunately, those Title X grants have been restored to NFPRHA\u2019s members. But we know that the Trump administration will continue to attack reproductive freedom, and the ACLU will be ready to use every lever we have to fight those attacks and defend the Title X program.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWe should never have had to sue to protect essential health care like cancer screenings, STI tests, and birth control,\u201d said Arthur Spitzer, senior counsel at ACLU-D.C<\/strong>. <\/strong>\u201cRestoring funding is a victory, but the larger fight to protect everyone's reproductive freedom continues.\""}}],"drupal_node_id":"","email":"media@aclu.org","phone":"(212) 549-2666","address":{"address_1":"125 Broad Street","address_2":"18th Floor","city":"New York","state":"NY","zip_code":10004,"country":"United States"},"pgp_public_key":"","issues":[46701],"press_releases_related_to_cases":[205768],"spokesperson":[1565],"related_affiliates":[371],"related_content_documents":"","related_content_publications":""},"yoast_head":"\nAmerican Civil Liberties Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFPRHA and ACLU Succeed in Fighting to Restore All Federal Family Planning Grants and Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration | American Civil Liberties Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/nfprha-and-aclu-succeed-in-fighting-to-restore-all-federal-family-planning-grants-and-dismiss-their-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"American Civil Liberties Union\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@aclu\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/nfprha-and-aclu-succeed-in-fighting-to-restore-all-federal-family-planning-grants-and-dismiss-their-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/nfprha-and-aclu-succeed-in-fighting-to-restore-all-federal-family-planning-grants-and-dismiss-their-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration\",\"name\":\"NFPRHA and ACLU Succeed in Fighting to Restore All Federal Family Planning Grants and Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration | American Civil Liberties Union\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-13T16:57:14+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/nfprha-and-aclu-succeed-in-fighting-to-restore-all-federal-family-planning-grants-and-dismiss-their-lawsuit-against-the-trump-administration\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\",\"name\":\"American Civil Liberties Union\",\"description\":\"The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union \u2014 beyond one person, party, or side. 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