Thursday, June 25, 2015

Texas Approves Another Law Attacking Women’s Health — This Time, Targeting Cancer Screenings

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/06/22/3672505/texas-cancer-screenings/
"Despite boasting the highest rates of cervical cancer in the country and a 40 to 50 percent rate of poverty in female-headed households, Texas Governor Greg Abbot has signed a proposal that will significantly decrease the number of facilities providing affordable cancer screenings.
The bill, which was drafted early this year and signed Saturday, will slash Planned Parenthood’s funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women. That may leave the 3,000 Texan women who received screenings at a Planned Parenthood center within the state last year without a clear health care alternative."