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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Judge Gives State OK to Exclude Planned Parenthood

The Texas Tribune on May 1, 2012, states that there would be removal of 49 Planned Parenthood Clinics from the program that was put in place for thousands of low-income people in Texas to receive free health care services. The program is known primarily for providing care for women with anything from birth control, prenatal care, HIV testing, cancer screenings, comprehensive sexuality education to legislative advocacy and more. Texas governor, Rick Perry, said in a statement that Texas will continue to work with the Attorney General to pursue all available legal options.
I moved down to Texas three years ago and found out that there are a lot of programs that I felt would help people like me that do not have health insurance. Planned Parenthood was one of the clinics offered to me that provided regular health care services at a low cost. Planned Parenthood is a place to get great service. The catch was that in order for you to be on the slide pay scale (discount rate) you had to live in the county of Travis.
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  1. Linda NguyenMay 11, 2012 at 9:07 PM

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  2. Linda NguyenMay 11, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    I feel the same way as you. I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. It's such a disappointment because we all know that Texas is ranked 2nd highest out of 50 states for overall birthrate and 50 out of 50 states for lowest of non-elderly women with insurance. The facts are so disturbing because our state has so many people. We need as much help as we can.

    When I was younger I had insurance until my mother got laid off. I had to rely on medicaid. Everything they provided and assisted with was great. When I turned 18 years old, I could no longer be eligible. They only provide for 18 years and younger. I'm living with no insurance and I am diagnosed with hypothyroidism. One of the services that Planned Parenthood Clinics provides for, are thyroid screenings. If anything were to happen... I could depend on them to help me because there is nothing else.

    My point is, there's A LOT of people out there that needs all the things that Planned Parenthood Clinics provides. How can something that was put there to help many people be taken away? It's mind boggling to me, it really is.

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