A coalition of Planned Parenthood chapters across almost a dozen states filed a lawsuit this week against the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arguing the new mandates would restrict their programs aimed at preventing teen pregnancy.

In March, the HHS informed several of its affiliates that their funding would be withheld under a program known as Title X. The HHS announced an immediate freeze of $27.5 million in family planning grants while it evaluated possible violations of their terms including federal civil rights law and an executive order issued by President Donald Trump entitled, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.” The administration has also sought to determine if any of the funds had been used for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

“Critically, this Notice failed to provide specifics as to how to ‘align’ TPP Programs, which require fidelity to existing evidence-based programming, with Executive Orders that are wholly inapplicable or conflict with the purpose and historical statutory mandates of the program,” the lawsuit reads.

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