Unlike family planning clinics, physician groups generally don’t have the funding to provide low-income women with the free or subsidized services that aren’t covered by the state-run Women’s Health Program.
The Politics of Prevention
The Politics of Prevention is an occasional series on the effects of state policy on women’s health services.
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State Agency Finalizes Abortion Regulations
The Texas Department of State Health Services finalized strict new abortion regulations on Friday, claiming that none of the 19,000 public comments on the rules provided evidence that they are unconstitutional.
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Claims Drop Under New Women’s Health Program
With the exclusion of Planned Parenthood clinics from the Texas Women’s Health Program, records show claims for birth control and wellness exams dropped, as did enrollment numbers.
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Nelson Pushes Further Expansion of Women’s Health Services
As Texas continues to rebuild the state’s network of family planning providers, state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, sees the potential for the state to further expand women’s health services.
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After SCOTUS Decision, Abortion Providers Work to Secure Access
Following the Supreme Court’s decision not to intervene in Texas’ ongoing abortion litigation, Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are working to secure access to the procedure.
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SCOTUS Won’t Intervene in Texas Abortion Case
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday rejected a request by abortion providers to intervene in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new abortion regulations in Texas that took effect in November.
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Abortion Opponents: New Regulations Haven’t Increased Burden for Women
Hoping to prove that new regulations on abortion providers aren’t creating an undue burden, abortion opponents are calling attention to the availability of appointments to obtain the procedure.
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Report: Latinas Struggle to Access Reproductive Care
The closure of nine of 32 family planning clinics in the Rio Grande Valley has compounded the struggles of low-income, Latina women trying to access reproductive health services, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Abortion Providers Ask SCOTUS to Reinstate Injunction
UPDATED: State attorneys filed a response on Tuesday to abortion providers’ request for the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the battle over the constitutionality of Texas’ new regulations on abortion.
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5th Circuit Reverses Ruling on Abortion Bill
Texas abortion providers’ Monday victory was short-lived. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a federal district court ruling that found part of the state’s new abortion regulations unconstitutional.
