The clock is ticking for reproductive health clinics that are affiliated with abortion providers — the state will force Planned Parenthood and others like them out of the Women’s Health Program early next month.
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Video: Texas vs. Planned Parenthood Fight Goes On
In part two of “Fertile Ground,” our occasional series on the battle over family planning, we go to West Texas to look at a fight that has centered on Planned Parenthood.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 130
On this week’s podcast, Ross, Emily, Morgan and Ben weigh the recent resignation of Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott and the back-and-forth court rulings on Planned Parenthood and the Women’s Health Program.
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Judge’s Reversal Gives State Go-Ahead to Exclude Planned Parenthood Clinics
A federal judge’s ruling this morning means that the state may begin removing Planned Parenthood and other so-called abortion “affiliates” from the Women’s Health Program, despite a district judge’s Monday ruling to the contrary.
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In Planned Parenthood Merger, Efficiency is the Name of the Game
The Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas merger makes the organization leaner and more efficient, advocates say. But they also hope it helps them defend their branches from intensifying anti-abortion legislation.
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Abbott Stands By Legal Fights With Feds
Attorney General Greg Abbott defends the lawsuits he has pending against the federal government amid criticism that he’s wasting taxpayer money, reports Ted Oberg of Houston’s KTRK-TV, a media partner of the Trib.
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State Officials Aim to Take Over Women’s Health Program in November
UPDATED: Texas health officials have delivered their much-anticipated plans for taking over the Medicaid Women’s Health Program. They want to assume full responsibility in November. Federal officials say they’re considering the plan.
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Planned Parenthood Files Suit to Halt Exclusion From Health Program
Planned Parenthood branches in Texas have filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to block their exclusion from the state’s Women’s Health Program.
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Suehs: State Could Use Block Grants to Free Up Women’s Health Dollars
In a fiscal switcheroo, Texas could free up state dollars to fund the embattled Women’s Health Program by seeking federal block grants for other programs, the state’s health commissioner wrote in a letter to House Democrats on Tuesday.
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Women’s Health Care Storm Had Been Brewing
It took years of bipartisan efforts for the Women’s Health Program to even begin. Today, it is the subject of a bitter political divide. No one should be surprised.
