Planned Parenthood Uses $40M Tax Funds to Train Teachers on Gender Identity

Planned Parenthood has increasingly become a leading provider of gender transition treatments for minors, often using taxpayer funds and minimal medical oversight, according to multiple reports. The Philadelphia School District used nearly $40,000 in CDC grant money to pay Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania for training teachers that promote ideas such as biological sex being a “myth” and support medical sex changes for children. An undercover investigation revealed that Planned Parenthood clinics frequently prescribe cross-sex hormones to minors without parental consent or counseling, with some affiliates labeling these drugs as contraceptives to circumvent state bans. The American Principles Project highlighted that Planned Parenthood now provides more gender treatments than abortions, with over 120,000 transgender services annually, and distributes sexually explicit educational materials promoting gender ideology to youth. Critics argue that these practices endanger children by pushing irreversible medical interventions and radical gender ideology, often without adequate safeguards or parental involvement. Planned Parenthood defends its approach, dismissing investigations as smear campaigns, while opponents call for defunding and stricter regulation of the organization’s activities.