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A successful teen pregnancy program in Dallas is about to be slashed. Why? Politics
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2018/03/23/successful-teen-pregnancy-program-dallas-killed-politicsDallas Morning News Editorial
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The Trump administration is pulling the plug on a $213 million federal program to prevent teen pregnancy, a program that medical professionals credit with helping bring the teen pregnancy rate to an all-time low.
It's pure politics, and Dallas is about to become collateral damage.
According to memos obtained by NBC News, three political appointees with pro-abstinence beliefs balked at continuing the program, which had bipartisan support in Congress and has trained more than 7,000 health professionals and supported 3,000 community-based organizations since it began in 2010. But unless the administration changes course, the outreach work being done by 81 organizations is in jeopardy.
In Dallas, the North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens will lose nearly $1 million a year, a significant part of its budget. Officials will have to scramble to raise money if they are to maintain the group's outreach.
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