{"id":1922,"date":"2026-07-13T08:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprofreedomalliance.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1922"},"modified":"2026-07-27T23:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:29:13","slug":"reproductive-freedom-alliance-submits-comment-urging-omb-to-withdraw-proposed-rule-threatening-reproductive-health-care","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/reprofreedomalliance.org\/articles\/reproductive-freedom-alliance-submits-comment-urging-omb-to-withdraw-proposed-rule-threatening-reproductive-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Reproductive Freedom Alliance Submits Comment Urging OMB to Withdraw Proposed Rule Threatening Reproductive Health Care"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1922","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","act_type-news-outlet"],"acf":{"component_hero":{"version":"0","kicker":"","title":"Reproductive Freedom Alliance Submits Comment Urging OMB to Withdraw Proposed Rule Threatening Reproductive Health Care","subtitle":"","button":"","image":"","media_contact":{"headline":"Media Contact","email":""}},"details":{"description":"Today, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance (RFA)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a nonpartisan coalition of 24 governors\u00a0\u2014\u00a0submitted a public comment to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), urging the\u00a0agency\u00a0to withdraw a proposed rule that would politicize federal grantmaking and\u00a0undermine the federal partnerships that help states deliver\u00a0reproductive health care.","featured_image":1268,"terms":{"action_type":[3],"outlet_name":"","action_category":false,"state":[81]},"authors":"","hide_date":false},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"none\">Today, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance (RFA)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a nonpartisan coalition of 24 governors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2014\u00a0submitted a <a href=\"https:\/\/reprofreedomalliance.org\/articles\/1924\/\">public comment<\/a> to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), urging the\u00a0agency\u00a0to withdraw a proposed rule that would politicize federal grantmaking and\u00a0undermine the federal partnerships that help states deliver\u00a0reproductive health care.\u00a0RFA\u00a0warns that\u00a0the\u00a0proposed\u00a0regulations\u00a0would allow political\u00a0priorities\u00a0to\u00a0override decisions that have long been guided by\u00a0medical and\u00a0scientific\u00a0expertise\u00a0as well as\u00a0objective evaluation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0comment\u00a0details how the\u00a0regulations\u00a0would allow agencies to terminate or modify grants without cause or advance notice, restrict the use of data needed to evaluate health programs, elevate political considerations over scientific and medical expertise in funding decisions, and expand abortion-related funding restrictions beyond what federal law currently requires.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt is crucial that federal\u00a0financial assistance\u00a0remains\u00a0grounded in scientific expertise and medical consensus, not political considerations,\u201d said Christina Chang, Executive Director of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance.\u00a0\u201cThis proposed rule would make it harder for states to\u00a0plan for the future\u00a0and to support the providers who deliver essential reproductive health services. When grantmaking is subject to partisan priorities rather than impartial review, it threatens critical programs and services across the country, including access to reproductive health care.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">As a nonpartisan coalition of 24 governors committed to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom, RFA emphasized that governors rely on stable, evidence-based federal\u00a0funding streams\u00a0to help ensure their communities can access essential reproductive health care. The proposed rule would undermine that certainty by making federal funding\u00a0more\u00a0politicized,\u00a0more\u00a0arbitrary\u00a0and\u00a0less predictable.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">RFA urges\u00a0OMB, HHS, and\u00a0the other\u00a0co-signing agencies to withdraw the proposed\u00a0rule\u00a0to\u00a0preserve the\u00a0integrity of the\u00a0federal grantmaking process.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>","content_columns":null,"":null,"settings":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reproductive Freedom Alliance Submits Comment Urging OMB to Withdraw Proposed Rule Threatening Reproductive Health Care - Reproductive Freedom Alliance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/reprofreedomalliance.org\/articles\/reproductive-freedom-alliance-submits-comment-urging-omb-to-withdraw-proposed-rule-threatening-reproductive-health-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reproductive Freedom Alliance Submits Comment Urging OMB to Withdraw Proposed Rule Threatening Reproductive Health Care - 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