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The uptick comes a year after Texas’ six-week abortion ban went into effect in 2021.
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According to the CDC, Texas leads the nation with the highest rate of 'repeat teen births.' That’s a pregnant teen who already had at least one other child. Since abortion was virtually outlawed in Texas, pregnant teens have few options.
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The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights.
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U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent “a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.”
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A new report says current and former Texas foster youth face greater pregnancy risks and calls on the state to provide health care and education to…
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Teen birth rates are falling nationwide, reports The Rural Blog.However, birth rates for teens remain highest in rural parts of the country.Still, the…
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Over the past seven years Colorado has nearly halved its teen birth rate. Texas, too, has seen its teen birth rate decline, just like most of the US. But…
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Pregnant women are often treated terribly while in Texas jails, according to a revealing new story in The Texas Observer. Since 1980, the number of…
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Child poverty is a major concern in Colorado, officials are contending with the issue by addressing teen pregnancies, food stamp use, and much more. In a…