How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent
Texas is in the minority of states that requires parental consent before a teenager can get birth control, in virtually all circumstances. But there’s long been one exception to that rule: the federal Title X program, which provides confidential contraception regardless of age, income or immigration status.
This program has been a “lifeline” for teens in the Rio Grande Valley, Gonzalez said.
But no more.
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