Another welcome blow against abortionists

Published February 23, 2019 5:00am ET



Pro-life activists now have another reason to be pleased that they gambled that President Trump, despite his personal history as a Lothario, would keep his word and do what he could to restrict abortion.

Trump’s administration on Friday finalized the “Protect Life Rule” to keep taxpayer dollars from health centers that perform abortions or refer patients to abortionists. The new rule means that if people want to receive Title X family planning funds from the Department of Health and Human Services they must ensure “physical and financial separation of Title X projects and facilities from programs and facilities where abortion is a method of family planning.”

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