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Religious-Right Group Quizzes Ed Board Candidates on Abortion, Culture War Issues

Burnt Orange Report

Cross-posted from TFN InsiderMore evidence for how the Texas State Board of Education has become a battleground in the culture wars rather than a body that makes education a priority: a candidate questionnaire from the religious-right group Texas Allia... »

Breaking: Planned Parenthood Files Federal Lawsuit to Block Perry's Exclusion of Provider from WHP

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Some good news from the ongoing Republican war on women's health: today Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit to block Texas's unconstitutional rule that excludes Planned Parenthood from the state's Women's Health Program. From the Planned Parenth... »

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Austin City Council Unanimously Passes Revised Crisis Pregnancy Center Notification Ordinance

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"We're not going to lose the battle and lose the war and have to pay for it." With those words from Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, the Austin City Council voted unanimously today to repeal our old Crisis Pregnancy Center ordinance, and then unanimously pas... »

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Austin City Council Reconsiders Crisis Pregnancy Centers

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This week, the Austin City Council will consider amending or repealing an ordinance that requires Crisis Pregnancy Centers to disclose that they don't provide or make referrals for abortion, or provide FDA-approved birth control. While I am very confid... »

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Planned Parenthood Affiliates To Merge

Austin Chronicle

Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas will include 26 clinics from DFW to Austin »

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