American Academy of Pediatrics Sues HHS After Grants Ended

[Hol]

The American Academy of Pediatrics announced Wednesday it is filing a lawsuit after the Department of Health and Human Services terminated nearly $12 million in federal grants to the organization.

The AAP said the grants were slashed in retaliation for its opposition to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s changes to federal vaccine policy.

The pediatrics group argued that the cancellation is a violation of its First Amendment rights, while HHS said the grants were canceled because the programs no longer align with the agency's priorities.

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/aap-hhs-robert-f-kennedy-jr/2025/12/24/id/1239601/

 

[Tall Timbers]

The AAP can continue to exercise their 1st amendment rights. The loss of the grant money has no bearing on any of their "rights".

Counting on the govmint for funding is never a good business model.

 

[mattfivefour]

Follow the money and you will find the truth. The American Academy of Pediatrics evidently cares more about their grants than the actual health of children. I imagine the grants helped pay for their volunteer executives' compensation which totals more than a million dollars for the top three in these "volunteer" positions.

 

[mattfivefour]

Fyi: here is what the watchdog Influence Watch says about the American Academy of Pediatrics:
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is a left-of-center organization comprised of pediatricians which claims to advocate for the medical welfare of children. Nominally nonpartisan, AAP has taken left-of-center stances on LGBT issues, gun control, and government-controlled healthcare in recent years.

www.aap.org/

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