PERRspectives: Texas Cuts to Family Planning Triple State Expenses
"When a federal judge ruled in August that Texas can withhold millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood and other family planning clinics, GovernorRick Perry proclaimed it a "win for Texas women." As it turns out, Perry's crusade against Planned Parenthood isn't a win for either the women of Texas or the budget of the Lone Star State. Just as experts predicted, each dollar saved in family planning spending will result in almost four dollars in new costs to care for thousands of new mothers and children the budget axe will produce.
As Rick Perry might say, "Oops"."
