Federal judge halts proposed HHS changes to teen pregnancy prevention program

A federal judge issued an order blocking U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping proposed changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program while a lawsuit proceeds. This action followed that HHS canceled 53 of its 67 existing grants, affecting grantees across more than two dozen states. Judge Christopher Cooper stated that while HHS can set policy views on preventing teen pregnancy, it cannot impose unreasonable conditions not intended by Congress.