Federal Court Ruling on Tuesday Access to birth control without parental consent could be nearly impossible for Texas teens.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kaxmalik has ruled that Title X, a federal program that provides free, confidential contraception to anyone regardless of age, income, or immigration status, violates parental rights and violates state and federal law. was found to have violated the
Kacsmaryk’s decision Title X Family Planning Program It is no longer permitted to do so in secret.
Birth control pills on a counter in Centerville, Maryland, July 6, 2022.
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“This ruling threatens the health and livelihoods of young people who may be deprived of the ability to access the health care they need to build healthy lives,” said President and CEO of the National Planned Parenthood Alliance. CEO Alexis McGill-Johnson said in a statement. .
Kacsmaryk did not grant an injunction immediately barring Title X Clinics from providing contraception to minors without parental consent.
Kaksmalik is Nominated by former President Donald Trump In 2019, a former religious liberty advocate. Previously, he has worked on lawsuits to overturn contraceptive protection.
The lawsuit was filed by former Texas Attorney General Jonathan Mitchell, the author of the state’s controversial abortion law banning surgical abortions about six weeks later.
Mitchell also filed and won a lawsuit challenging Obamacare rules that require insurance companies and employers to cover HIV preventative medicines.
Illustrated photo shows a woman holding birth control pills at home in Texas.
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Representing her father, Alex Deanda, Mitchell said she was “raising her daughters according to Christian teachings on sexual matters that require unmarried children to practice abstinence and abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.” rice field.
In the complaint, Deanda alleged that the Title X program interfered with parents’ ability to raise their children properly. have their own religious values.
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Deanda said, “We would like to know if his child has or is about to access contraceptive prescriptions or other family planning services. We do not want our children to obtain or use these drugs and services.”
Kacsmaryk agreed on Tuesday that Title X violated Deanda’s rights under the due process clause of the Texas Family Law and the Fourteenth Amendment, “a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.” ‘ was denied.
A Plan B one-step emergency contraceptive box is seen in New York.
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Title X is the only federal program to fund family planning service providers serving low-income individuals.
in the meantime federal regulation Title X clinics “should encourage family participation … to the extent practicable”, require parental consent or notify parents that minors have requested or received services is not permitted.
Claire Coleman, president and CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, said in a statement that Kaksmalik’s ruling ignored “decades of precedent.” .
“In a family planning setting, it’s important that adolescents have access to quality, confidential care from providers who support and respect their values,” Coleman said. The Title X funded provider is considered a very trustworthy source Medical information for patients, inaccessibility to covert care blocks critical access to essential health services for young people. “
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Texas has 176 Title X clinics statewide, serving more than 180,000 clients in fiscal 2020. The majority of Texas Title X clients are below the poverty line and have no health insurance. About 5% are under 18.
