By President & CEO Kenneth S. Lambrecht and VP for Community Affairs Sarah J. Wheat Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Today, Planned Parenthood officially endorsed Prop. 1 in Travis County which—if approved by voters—permits Central Health to raise the health care tax by $.05 to invest significantly in … Continued
Women’s Health
Texas puts ideology above women’s health
After some back-and-forth court decisions, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled that certain providers can’t be banned from the program while a lawsuit over the funding is pending. Leading up to the decision, the Houston Chronicle offered an editorial … Continued
Court ruling good for Texas women
Low-income families scored a big win this week with a court ruling that restored providers who serve 40 percent of the Texas women who rely on the Medicaid Women’s Health Program (WHP). Those in control of the legislature put WHP … Continued
State plan is bad for women, bad for budget
Last week, the state submitted a plan to the federal government proposing to phase out federal funding of the Women’s Health Program. Under the proposal, which is still under review, clinics serving about 40 percent of the women participating in … Continued
Women’s Health is a budget issue, too
The dispute over the state’s discriminatory acts targeting women and women’s health is also, to a degree, a budget fight. The budget passed last year cut $73 million from women’s health and family planning programs – even though these cuts … Continued
Texas Can Do Better
Speech to the Save Texas Schools Rally Thank you all so much for taking time out of your Saturday to come out here and do something to support our schools and our kids. They are worth fighting for. A while … Continued
Women’s Health Program should work as intended
Last week, the Governor vowed to find roughly $30 million to $40 million in the strapped state budget to make up for the federal money that Texas will lose by refusing to follow federal rules that allow women to choose … Continued