Gov. Perry Cut Funds For Women’s Health In Texas

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on Texas' decision to spend less money on family planning and women's health clinics and more on crisis pregnancy centers.

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NPR’s Wade Goodwyn reports on Texas’ decision to spend less money on family planning and women’s health clinics and more on crisis pregnancy centers and the state-backe perpetuation of the war on contraception:

For hundreds of thousands of Texas women and teens between the ages of 13 and 50, the 71 family planning clinics in the state serve as their gateway to health care, and for many of those women, visiting the clinics is the only time they see a nurse practitioner or a doctor.

This year, the Texas legislature and Gov. Perry cut funding for family planning clinics by two-thirds. Dr. Celia Neavel is director of adolescent health at the People’s Community Clinic in East Austin and says it is a devastating blow.

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Gov. Perry Cut Funds For Women’s Health In Texas