A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withdrawing federal funding for sex education programmes that include gender identity topics. The ruling protects grants under the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) and Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education, which provide sex education on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The preliminary injunction comes as part of a lawsuit filed by 16 states and the District of Columbia, arguing that the Health and Human Services Department’s actions violate federal law and the separation of powers. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he was “pleased to have protected funding for important health education programmes,” as quoted by the Associated Press.

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