Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2024
Texas sues Biden administration over confidential contraception for teens Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling. The Texas Tribune · Jul 25, 2024
How Texas teens lost the one program that allowed birth control without parental consent Federal Title X clinics do not require parental consent for birth control — except in Texas, where a lawsuit upended the longstanding program. The Texas Tribune · Apr 8, 2024
5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program, which has given teens birth control confidentially. The Texas Tribune · Mar 13, 2024
Appeals court considers whether Texas teens should be allowed contraception without parental consent under federal program Last year, Judge Matthew Kacmsaryk closed off one of the only avenues for Texas teens to get confidential contraception. The 5th Circuit on Monday considered arguments in the case. The Texas Tribune · Nov 6, 2023
Sharon Grigsby: Trump judge’s rollback of birth control rights forces Texas clinics to turn away teens Texas has yet again set the standard for terrible reproductive health policy. Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023
Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling 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. The Texas Tribune · Jan 3, 2023
Federal court ruling may prevent Texas teens from getting birth control without parental permission 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.” The Texas Tribune · Dec 21, 2022