The International Federation of Planned Parenthood (IPPF) has announced the cut of nearly 1,000 jobs in various parts of the world as a direct consequence of the withdrawal of funding from the United States, promoted during the administration of President Donald Trump, according to LifeSiteNews.
According to data provided by the organization itself, 34 affiliated associations have been forced to reduce staff, which translates into the loss of around 969 jobs. The IPPF attributes this situation to defunding policies that seek to prevent U.S. public funds from supporting organizations involved in the promotion and practice of abortion internationally.
End of Public Support for the Abortion Industry
The withdrawal of funds is part of a broader strategy aimed at cutting state economic support to entities linked to abortion, one of the priorities of the pro-life movement during Trump’s presidency. These measures have not only affected Planned Parenthood in the United States but also its extensive international network, which relies heavily on public grants.
From a pro-life perspective, these cuts highlight to what extent Planned Parenthood’s structure depends on taxpayers’ money, even to sustain its global network. Life defense organizations have emphasized that the loss of jobs and the closure of programs is not the result of ideological persecution, but of the decision to not fund with public money activities contrary to the right to life.
A Global Network in Retreat
The IPPF itself has acknowledged that the cuts have caused the closure or paralysis of numerous centers and the suspension of programs in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The organization claims that millions of people will be left without access to “sexual and reproductive health” services, a concept that centrally includes the promotion of abortion and contraceptive policies disconnected from motherhood.
From the pro-life sphere, it is recalled that defending human life does not equate to abandoning women, but to rejecting a model that presents abortion as a solution to poverty, illness, or lack of resources. Numerous initiatives have insisted that public funds should be allocated to genuine healthcare, support for motherhood, and protection of the unborn, and not to sustaining an ideological industry.