U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison appeared on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown to defend Planned Parenthood and urge Gov. Rick Perry to re-consider federal funding for the Women’s Health Program.
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Abbott Sues Feds Over Women’s Health Program
Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed yet another lawsuit against the federal government, this one, no surprise, over the Women’s Health Program.
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Video: On Fox News, Perry Promises to Fight Feds Over Voter ID, Women’s Health
“We’re having to spend a lot of money and time protecting our right to make sovereign decisions from this administration,” Perry said during a Fox News interview.
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Feds to Halt Funding for Women’s Health Program
Federal health officials announced Thursday what state leaders have predicted for weeks: that they are halting funding for Texas’ Women’s Health Program.
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Without Planned Parenthood, What’s Next for Health Program?
A state rule that forces Planned Parenthood out of Texas’ Women’s Health Program takes effect today. But the transition will take a few weeks.
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Storify Timeline: See How Controversy Over Health Program Has Unfolded
This Storify timeline looks at how the controversy over the Texas Women’s Health Program has unfolded.
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Feds Won’t Renew Women’s Health Program
The federal government will not renew the Women’s Health Program, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in Houston on Friday.
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Anti-Abortion Advocates Counter Planned Parenthood Media Blitz
As Planned Parenthood travels the state by bus to defend its Women’s Health Program funding, anti-abortion advocates gathered in Austin to blast the organization.
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Perry: Texas Will Fund Women’s Health Program
Gov. Rick Perry said Texas will continue to fund the Women’s Health Program no matter what the federal government does. But Planned Parenthood won’t be able to participate — and the program likely won’t operate under Medicaid.
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Women’s Clinics Retreat As Finances Are Cut
For the state’s social conservatives, forgoing family planning funding is a small price to pay to send a powerful message: They want Planned Parenthood out of Texas.