Eric Johnson
03-12-2012, 03:50 PM
Government to cut Texas women's health funds
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/...4S20120310
AUSTIN, Texas | Fri Mar 9, 2012 11:36pm EST
(Reuters) - The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a U.S. Health and Human Services spokeswoman said on Friday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the decision in Houston on Friday, prompting a furious response from Texas Governor Rick Perry, who called it an "egregious federal overreach."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/...4S20120310
AUSTIN, Texas | Fri Mar 9, 2012 11:36pm EST
(Reuters) - The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a U.S. Health and Human Services spokeswoman said on Friday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the decision in Houston on Friday, prompting a furious response from Texas Governor Rick Perry, who called it an "egregious federal overreach."
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