Defunding Planned Parenthood Led To A Huge Increase In Medicare Births In Texas

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Texas excluded all Planned Parenthood clinics from its Women's Health Program in January 2013. Ken Wolter/Shutterstock

State legislation excluding Planned Parenthood-affiliated clinics from access to Medicaid funding in Texas has resulted in a decrease in the level of birth control care received by low-income women attending these centers. This, in turn, has caused an increase in the number of babies born to poorer women who had sought these services.