Texas teens can no longer obtain birth control following U.S. District Judge Matthew...
Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographerJulia remembers going to her doctor in high school and being told that taking birth control could help with her heavy menstruation. She remembers knowing her deeply religious parents would never sign off on the plan.
Julia, now 19, continued to use Title X services until she enrolled at a local university, which provides contraceptives through its own healthcare program. As of December, the provision in a federal law that allowed Julia to access birth control is no longer on the books. U.S.
"Young people are particularly harmed by laws and court judgments that ignore their humanity, compromise their futures and dismiss their right to their own bodies," LeBleu said in a statement."This harm intensifies for young BIPOC, LGBTQI, poor, disabled, rural people and those that exist at the intersections of these groups."
While some conservatives lauded the ruling, healthcare advocates warned the judge's order could have drastic consequences for reproductive health. Dr. Charlene Flash, CEO of the healthcare nonprofit Avenue 360, said it's possible that Texas will see rises in sexually transmitted infections , teen pregnancies, illegal abortions and maternal deaths.
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