Women’s Health Program Could Be Killed
By Peggy Fikac
AUSTIN — As Texas prepares to take over a key health program for low-income women, its new rules specify the program will be killed if a court requires Planned Parenthood to be among service providers.
The state is assuming full responsibility for the Women’s Health Program — doing without federal funds, which had paid 90 percent of the program — so it can exclude clinics that are affiliates of abortion providers.
