Recently published report the most extensive exploration of how funding cuts in Texas resulted in steep drop in contraception and 27% increase in births Texas’s aggressive campaign to defund Planned Parenthood has led to a steep drop-off in access to common forms of contraceptions for poor women,and, for some women, and a 27% increase in births,a novel study published in the novel England Journal of Medicine has found.
The study, released on Wednesday, or is the fullest exploration yet of the effects of eliminating Planned Parenthood from a safety net that tens of thousands of women rely on for reproductive healthcare screenings and family planning services. In January 2013,Texas became the first state to cut off nearly all federal and state funds to Planned Parenthood.
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Source: theguardian.com