By Carmel Richardson, First Things - Veteran pro-life strategist Tom McClusky, director of government affairs at CatholicVote, called the move to return the grant money strategically necessary, since the Trump administration was “virtually certain to lose the lawsuit, forcing them to repay the full amount plus interest and cover attorneys’ fees,” he told the Daily Signal... One reason for this is that HHS withheld the money before amending 42 U.S. Code Part 300, a rule that governs family planning grants. As currently written, the rule allows HHS to grant and contract with public or nonprofit private entities to establish voluntary family planning services, including “natural family planning methods, infertility services, and services for adolescents...” ....