42 U.S.C. § 300A
Section 300a · Prohibition against funding programs using abortion as family planning method
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 46 court decisions — leading case Rust v. Sullivan (1991)
Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. Xavier Becerra (March 2025)
None of the funds appropriated under this subchapter shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning.