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How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Attacking Birth Control

We talk about the how the current administration is changing Title X, the only federal fund for family planning, on 'The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast.'

On The VICE Guide to Right Now, VICE's daily podcast, we delve into the biggest news of the day and give you a rundown of the stories we're reading, working on, and fascinated with.

Today, we run through the headlines before taking a closer look at the Trump administration's most recent attempt at restricting access to quality, affordable reproductive healthcare. Tonic news editor Susan Rinkunas talks about how the current administration is changing Title X, the country's only federal program aimed at funding family planning efforts at a local level, to focus on abstinence-only sex education and natural family planning methods.

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