The remaining clinics that receive family planning funding from the state struggle to keep up with the demand for services.“This program has never left money on the table,” said Erika Ramirez, policy and advocacy director for the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition. “We really want to ensure that lawmakers know that our women’s health programs are … not currently meeting that need, and that need is only going to increase.
The state’s reproductive health care programs are additionally stretched, Ramirez said, because Texas is one of just two states that don’t cover contraception on its Children’s Health Insurance Program. Teens on this program who want to access contraception have to go through the state-funded Family Planning Program clinics.
“That’s an easy fix,” said Ramirez. “There’s actually evidence that this would produce cost savings for the state, and presumably if CHIP covers comprehensive care, to be able to access something as essential as contraception should be considered comprehensive care.”— teens having multiple children before their 18th birthday. Texas does not require high school students to take sex education to graduate.“We can’t get birth control. We can’t get adequate health care.
Lawmakers and abortion opponents have argued that the plan, as it were, rests on the Alternatives to Abortion program, which the state has invested over $100 million into in recent years. The program funds a network of nonprofits intended to support people in continuing their pregnancies,
Planned Parenthood and stop having sex if your not protected. Rape is one thing but casual sex is why we have so many babies not wanted. Get your morals straight.
Then close the border wall.
Low income kids with unprepared parents. Hope the healthcare system and social services are ready. I'm not worried about the prisons. Texas loves those!
What state is?
Kids in foster care are still sleeping in caseworker offices.
Responsibility is a difficult concept for many people to comprehend. Quit putting yourself in these situations and then beg for help afterwards.
So we should just keep killing babies? You can still have an abortion you just have to do it early.
What this study concentrates on is medicaid. It fails to mention that almost every county in Texas has its own medical coverage for the lower income people that don't qualify for Medicaid. I was on it, and it was fantastic!! Texas takes care its own, need to do better research.
They didn’t want too.
Depends if they identify as parents or kids 🤷♂️
So… population control via killing babies is the answer? How very China of you.
Let them support themselves
I guess everyone will have to stop having unprotected sex if they can't support a child. Or is that not the easiest answer? 🤦
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