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How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent
Read full article: How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consentFederal Title X clinics do not require parental consent for birth control ā except in Texas, where a lawsuit upended the longstanding program.
5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception
Read full article: 5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraceptionA three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program, which has given teens birth control confidentially.
Appeals court considers whether Texas teens should be allowed contraception without parental consent under federal program
Read full article: Appeals court considers whether Texas teens should be allowed contraception without parental consent under federal programLast year, Judge Matthew Kacmsaryk closed off one of the only avenues for Texas teens to get confidential contraception. The 5th Circuit will hear arguments on the controversial case Monday.
How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas
Read full article: How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in TexasMore than a year after the U.S. Supreme Courtās overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But some questions and changes to abortion and birth control access have arisen since then.
San Antonio gynecologist weighs in on new over-the-counter birth control pill
Read full article: San Antonio gynecologist weighs in on new over-the-counter birth control pillA San Antonio gynecologist says life just got easier for women seeking birth control because it will soon be on grocery store shelves and online.
Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling
Read full article: Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court rulingThe Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parentsā rights.
Plan B and contraceptives remain legal in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Read full article: Plan B and contraceptives remain legal in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortionIn the same decision that overruled Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court was clear that the constitutional right to access contraceptives remains untouched ā though one justice said he would welcome challenges to that right.