Tag Archives: Texas Department of State Health Services
Anti-Abortion Group Set to Receive Sizeable State Contract for Women’s Health Services
The Heidi Group's founder says abortion providers may dump HIV into the water supply via fetal tissue. The nonprofit received a $1.6 million state contract....Read More
Proposed Fetal Tissue Rules Create ‘Staggering Financial Burden’ for Texans
A lawyer and funeral industry consumer advocate reckons Gov. Abbott's new fetal tissue burial requirements may cost Texans hundreds of millions of dollars....Read More
Pro-Choice Group: Billboard Company Refused ‘Abortion’ Ad
A repro rights group that opposes changes to Texas' pre-abortion booklet says they were told not use 'abortion' on a billboard.
A repro rights group that opposes factually challenged changes to Texas' pre-abortion booklet said they were told not use 'abortion' on a billboard....Read More
Texas Relents on Birth Certificates for Children of Undocumented Immigrants
In a settlement, Texas has been forced to clarify which forms of ID it'll accept from undocumented parents who say they were denied their kids' records....Read More
Who Guards the Guardians?
Texas counties have stripped thousands of elderly and disabled citizens of their rights — and then forgotten about them.
Texas counties have stripped thousands of elderly and disabled citizens of their rights — and then forgotten about them....Read More
Days After Supreme Court Ruling, State Data Shows Dramatic Drop in Abortions
Texas Latinas were disproportionately affected by restrictions in the state's anti-abortion law.
Data the health department was reluctant to release vindicates abortion providers who said anti-abortion regs would disproportionately affect Texas Latinas....Read More
After Texas Booted Planned Parenthood from HIV Program, County Replacement Hasn’t Performed a Single Test
Texas took a nearly 30-year-old HIV prevention contract away from Planned Parenthood in December, promising there’d be no gap in services.
Texas took a nearly 30-year-old HIV prevention contract away from Planned Parenthood in December, promising there’d be no gap in services. Six months later, t...Read More
Experts: Texas Must Tackle Racial Disparities in Prenatal Outcomes, Premature Births
Texas' premature birth rate is higher than the national average, and pregnant women of color are less likely to access prenatal care than are white women....Read More
DSHS on Planned Parenthood HIV Ouster: We’re ‘Consistent’ with State Leaders
Democratic lawmakers aren't satisfied with health officials' response to their inquiry about an HIV prevention program.
In a letter to Democratic lawmakers, Texas state health officials said booting Planned Parenthood from an HIV program was 'consistent' with state leaders....Read More