Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against a federal agency’s decision to withhold Title X funds from Oklahoma because of its pro-life policies. The A.G. is asking a federal judge for a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration to restore millions of dollars to the state.
Drummond recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after the agency suspended a family planning grant that Oklahoma has received for four decades.
“I will not stand by while the overzealous Biden Administration attempts to harm Oklahomans in desperate need of healthcare services,” Drummond said. “Oklahoma should not be punished for having pro-life policies that clash with President Biden’s liberal agenda.”
Drummond points to federal law that stipulates Title X funds cannot be “used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning” and “Title X in no way requires abortion referrals for a State’s continued participation.”
Governor Kevin Stitt supports Drummond’s actions.
“President Biden is playing political games with the health care needs of countless Oklahomans all because of our pro-family values. It’s wrong,” he said. “The State of Oklahoma won’t stand idly by while the Biden Administration holds millions of federal dollars hostage, and I applaud General Drummond for taking swift action to combat this outrageous abuse of power.”
Drummond made the motion in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Friday.
