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Eugene

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Thu May 11, 2017, 07:13 PM May 2017

Texas seeks unprecedented federal money to defund Planned Parenthood

Source: The Guardian

Texas seeks unprecedented federal money to defund Planned Parenthood

State’s request could pave the way for other states to adopt the
same aggressive tactics to defund the nation’s largest reproductive
healthcare provider


Molly Redden in New York
Thursday 11 May 2017 22.19 BST

Texas will ask the Trump administration to green-light the state’s unprecedented efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, according to documents seen by the Guardian.

The request could pave the way for dozens of other states to adopt the same aggressive tactics to defund the nation’s largest reproductive healthcare provider.

Under the Obama administration, Texas lost millions in federal family planning funds as a consequence of its unlawful efforts to block Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid.

In the aftermath, Texas created a state-funded family planning program which critics say failed to adequately replace the services of Planned Parenthood.

Now, in a letter obtained by the Guardian, Texas officials ask the US health department to fund its state program – the same one the state created after it defied federal laws that prohibit defunding Planned Parenthood.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/11/texas-federal-financing-defund-planned-parenthood-healthcare
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