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Federal Shifts Teen Pregnancy Funding | Salt Lake City News
The federal government is dramatically reshaping teen pregnancy prevention funding, slashing over $67 million in grants and pivoting toward abstinence-only and marriage-focused programs, despite teen pregnancy hitting historic lows. New funding demands require medically accurate education—but only if it promotes abstinence as the sole solution and champions marriage. Critics, including defunded organizations, are suing, calling the criteria ideologically driven and scientifically misleading. The move also signals a broader push to protect parental rights and restrict content deemed…
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