Two years ago, Texas lawmakers openly declared “war on birth control” (those were their own words), slashing funding and putting in place additional obstacles for family planning services for low-income women. This year politicians at the state and national level want to let bosses deny, because of their own religious or moral objections, coverage for […]
Reproductive Rights
POLL: BROAD SUPPORT IN TEXAS FOR STATE-FUNDED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, WOMEN’S ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL
POLL: BROAD SUPPORT IN TEXAS FOR STATE-FUNDED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, WOMEN’S ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL Statewide Survey Finds Strong Opposition to Family Planning Cuts, Employer Limits on Birth Control Access FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2013 Texans overwhelmingly see women’s access to family planning and birth control as important and support state funding for low-income […]
Proposed Texas Bill Puts the Abortion Wars Ahead of Effective Sex Education
The abortion wars trump common sense on the right. We sent out the following press release this afternoon: PROPOSED LEGISLATION ADDS NEW AND UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES FOR EFFECTIVE SEX EDUCATION IN TEXAS SCHOOLS State Law Already Requires Informing Parents on Sex Ed, Right to Opt Out The Texas Freedom Network is releasing the following statement regarding […]
The Week in Quotes (Jan. 20 – 26)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Texas Lawmaker Sticks Up for Hobby Lobby's Anti-Birth Control Crusade, Wants Taxpayers to Pay the Bill
A leading candidate for the most outrageous bill of this year’s legislative session in Texas is HB 649, filed today by state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, who is valiantly sticking up for a big corporation’s refusal to comply with the law and, while he’s at it, intruding in a woman’s private medical decisions. This all […]
