News And Opinion About The Republican War On Women And Issues Important To Women
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Court Allows Texas To Cut Off Women’s Health Funding, Leaving Doctors And Low-Income Women In A Lurch
Court Allows Texas To Cut Off Women’s Health Funding, Leaving Doctors And Low-Income Women In A Lurch: Back in March, the federal government cut Texas’ Medicaid funding for the state’s Women’s Health Program (WHP) after Texas officials barred any “abortion affiliates” from the health program for low-income women. Because WHP is a joint federal-state program, states cannot to block any specific provider. By trying to force Planned Parenthood out of the system, [...]/p