Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act

Key Points

• This bill would ban federal family planning grants from going to any organization that performs abortions. To receive Title X funding, an entity must certify it will not perform abortions or fund other entities that do.
• There are three exceptions where an organization could still perform abortions and keep its funding: cases of rape, incest, or when a doctor certifies the woman's life is in danger from a physical condition.
• Hospitals are carved out from the ban. They can still receive Title X funding even if they perform abortions, as long as they do not pass that money to non-hospital groups that perform abortions.
• The government would be required to submit annual reports to Congress listing every grant recipient, the number of abortions performed under allowed exceptions, and which outside organizations received pass-through funding.
• The bill defines "entity" broadly to include the entire legal organization and any affiliates it controls or is controlled by. This means if any part of a larger organization performs abortions, the whole organization could lose Title X funding.