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Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control (www.theguardian.com)
 
 

Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has sued the Biden administration over a longstanding federal program that provides teenagers access to contraception without parental consent, the state’s latest attack against the federal government’s reproductive healthcare policies.

“This suit is likely a preview of where the Texas GOP – and national Republicans – stand on attacking contraception access,” says Mary Ziegler, a professor at University of California, Davis, School of Law and reproductive health expert. “While Republicans say they don’t want to take aim at contraception, this is another sign that this is actually where we’re headed.”

Title X, created in 1970, offers comprehensive family planning and preventive health care services for low-income and uninsured residents. Texas is among a handful of states that require parental consent before a teenager can get birth control – but Title X-funded contraception was the exception. Under the program, minors can receive contraception confidentially.

Texas has the highest repeat teen birth rate and one of strictest abortion bans in the US.

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Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control (www.theguardian.com)
 
 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/11789756

Cross posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/11789755

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Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control (www.theguardian.com)
 
 

Cross posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/11789755

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