The Obria Group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that runs women's medical clinics in the United States. They have 18 clinics in 6 states. Per Charity Navigator, they have a passing score of 77 as a charitable organization. In 2018, they applied for but were turned down for a

title X The Title X Family Planning Program is the only federal grant program dedicated to providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services. It was enacted under President Richard Nixon in 1970 as part of th ...

grant because they did not provide

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. In 2019, they received millions of dollars of grants of

funding from the

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after promising to provide birth control. The grant garnered criticism because title X grants are intended to fund

family planning Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them. Things that may play a role on family planning decisions include marita ...

services, which the centres did not at the time of award provide, aside from advising less effective methods such as

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and the

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. Google has been criticized for giving them grants for ads that have been called "deceptive." The Obria Group were previously known under the name Birth Choice Health Clinics.

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