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HHS Issues Policy to Stop the Radical Indoctrination of Children and Ensure Parental Oversight for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Grants

WASHINGTON, D.C. – JULY 2, 2025 –The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, today announced the release of Program Policy Notice 2025-01 for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, clarifying that Federal funds may not be used to indoctrinate America’s children with radical ideologies or other inappropriate material. The notice safeguards the rights of parents to protect their children from content that undermines their religious beliefs, consistent with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025).

The policy reaffirms the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s core mission: to reduce teen pregnancy through medically accurate and age-appropriate programming, not to promote harmful ideologies, risky sexual activity for minors, or other content outside the scope of the program. Program materials are expected reflect the immutable biological reality of sex, not radical gender ideology, and may not promote anti-American ideologies such as discriminatory equity ideology. Programs with such unauthorized content are not eligible for federal funding. In addition, consistent with Mahmoud, grant recipients are expected to provide parents with advance notice and the ability to opt out of any content or activities that may burden their religious exercise. 

“HHS is committed to ensuring a flourishing and healthy American youth, including through reducing teen pregnancy,” said Dr. Dorothy Fink, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health. “Prioritizing parental involvement in the education of children on the most sensitive topics creates a healthy environment for children to engage with medically accurate and age-appropriate material.” 

HHS expects Teen Pregnancy Program grantees to cease using content that is not in compliance with this policy and President Trump’s Executive Orders currently in force, including:

Program Policy Notice (PPN) 2025-01 can be read here (PDF). 

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