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Texas Cuts Planned Parenthood from Medicaid

DEFUNDED

Planned Parenthood will take Texas to court.

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Texas has moved to cut Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid benefits, the state announced Tuesday. Officials threatened to defund the organization for more than a year, but were met with delays and staunch opposition. Planned Parenthood currently receives $3.1 million in Medicaid funding, which it uses to provide health services for low-income women. Texas plans to cut Planned Parenthood from the program within 30 days. Planned Parenthood told the Texas Tribune it would fight the state in court.

Read it at The Texas Tribune