From the evolution of state and federally subsidized contraception to the battle over Planned Parenthood to the cost of unplanned pregnancies, this six-part series is the most comprehensive look yet at the politics of reproductive health in Texas.
Thanh Tan
Thanh Tan was a multimedia reporter/producer for the Tribune from 2011 to 2012. She previously worked at Idaho Public Television, a PBS station that serves a statewide audience. While there, she was an Emmy award-winning producer/reporter/host for the longest-running legislative public affairs program in the West, Idaho Reports, moderator of The Idaho Debates, and a writer/producer for the flagship series Outdoor Idaho. Prior to joining IdahoPTV, she was a general assignment reporter at the ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. and a political reporter for KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho. Her work has also appeared on the PBS NewsHour and This American Life. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations and Broadcast Journalism.
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Video: The Price of Unplanned Pregnancies
What happens when family planning is out of reach for poor and uninsured Texans? In the final segment of our Fertile Ground series, we explore the costs to communities and taxpayers of the state’s high rate of unplanned pregnancies.
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Video: Perry Rejects Key Health Reform Provisions on Fox News
“We’re just not going to be part of, again, socializing health care in the state of Texas and going in direct conflict with our founding fathers’ wishes — and freedom, for that matter,” Perry said in an interview with Fox News.
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Video: Where Did Family Planning Money Go?
In Part 5 of the Tribune’s “Fertile Ground” series, we track the fallout from the Texas Legislature’s decision last year to shift two-thirds of family planning funds to other causes, including crisis pregnancy centers.
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Video: Looking at the State of Abortion in Texas
In Part 4 of the Tribune’s series on family planning, we take a closer look at how abortion has shifted public policy in Texas in recent years — and where the political battle may be headed next.
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Closer Look at UT/TT Poll Shows Partisan Split on Planned Parenthood
As the state of Texas and Planned Parenthood prepare to face off in federal court this week, a recent UT/TT poll shows that favorability ratings for Planned Parenthood are aligned with party affiliation in the state.
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Video: State Government and Family Planning
In Part 3 of our Fertile Ground series, The Texas Tribune takes a historical look at the role of government in family planning — a long-standing women’s health initiative that has become entangled in the battle over abortion.
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Republicans Battling for Three Open House Seats in DFW
The Republican candidates vying to fill three open seats in the Dallas area include Tea Partiers, moderates and a former state representative. In the crowded North Texas field, it’s likely all of the races could end in runoffs.
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Republicans Face Off in Collin, Denton Counties
Republicans are expected to win easy victories in several Collin and Denton county legislative races. But that hasn’t stopped the candidates from duking it out over who has the most conservative credentials. Here are five races to watch.
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HD-33 Race Pits Lawyer Against Ex-NFL Player
A district covering Rockwall County and parts of Collin County is up for grabs. Republican observers expect a close race between former judge Jim Pruitt and Scott Turner, a professional athlete turned businessman.