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HHS Sued by Tennessee AG for Blocking Family Planning Funding Over State’s Abortion Laws

HHS Sued by Tennessee AG for Blocking Family Planning Funding Over State’s Abortion Laws
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington on July 22, 2019. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images
Chase Smith
Chase Smith
11/2/2023|Updated: 11/2/2023
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has filed a formal complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, challenging the termination of its Title X funding.

“This case involves the federal government’s latest effort to coerce States into carrying out pro-abortion policy in violation of statutory, constitutional, and administrative-law limits,” the beginning of the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, reads.
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