Article snippet: Officials from Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, New York, and California say they will sue the Trump administration over the new rule that marks a clear line between abortion and family planning. The rule, slated to go into effect in April, governs Title X, the federal grant program that provides funding for family planning services. It reinstates President Ronald Reagan’s “Protect Life Rule,” which bars the “co-location” of federally funded family planning clinics and abortion clinics. The new regulation prohibits the use of the funds to “perform, promote, refer for, or support abortion as a method of family planning.” However, Planned Parenthood and other abortion vendors who wish to continue to receive Title X family planning funds may do so if they choose either to end their abortion services from all locations that receive the Title X funding, or move those abortion services offsite to an entirely different location. While many of the claims against the Trump administration say its new rule will create a negative impact on low-income individuals, March for Life President Jeanne Mancini noted the new rule actually protects individuals at or near the poverty level. “[The] new regulation protects low-income women who rely on Title X assistance because no funds will be cut from the program,” she said, observing that women in need can receive family planning services at federally qualified health centers (FQHC), which outnumber abortion centers 20 to one. “At FQH... Link to the full article to read more