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The article discusses about the Title X National Family Planning Program. Topics of discussion includes it is created in 1970 and authorized under Title X of the Public Health Service Act. It is administered by the Office of Population Affairs under U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is dedicated to the provision of family planning and related preventive health care.

The article discusses the laws in the U.S. related to federal funding for family planning nonprofits and other institutions. Topics discussed include the Family Planning program of the U.S. government, funding laws as per the Title X of the Public Health Service Act, and the use of family planning services grant for clinical purposes.

The article discusses the author's views on the importance of expanding the Title X programs of the Public Health Service Act in the U.S. She mentions that Title X has remained the backbone of the national family planning program on effective contraceptive options accessible for women. The author believes that strengthening the Title X network is essential to connect the insured and uninsured to health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

In this article the author discusses the debate in the U.S. House of Representatives between Republicans and Democrats over budget cuts to Planned Parenthood (PP) and other women health programs. She talks about the debate on abortion programs offered by PP and how abortion is around three percent of PP's services, with immunizations, cancer screening, and family planning being 97 percent. She mentions plans to eliminate Title X that provides family planning for almost 5 million women each year.

The article reports on a rule issued by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump which prohibits grantees of Title X of the 1970 Public Health Service Act from performing abortions or referring clients for abortion services.

The article focuses on a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services denying Title X funding to family-planning programs. Topics covered include some protests over whether the state should help pay for abortion services, the impact of this rule on women's health, and a lawsuit filed by the Planned Parenthood and the American Medical Association against HHS, claiming the rule is contrary to law and constitutional rights.