Update: Here’s a statement from Gov. Rick Perry:
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Original post: A judge has ruled against granting Planned Parenthood a temporary restraining order that would prevent it from being kicked out of the state’s new Women’s Health Program.
Texas officials plan to launch a new program on Jan. 1 that will provide family planning services, well-woman exams and more, but will exclude clinics affiliated with abortion providers – mainly Planned Parenthood, which historically has provided over approximately half the services in the program.
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit saying the ban violates state law. The group had asked a judge to stop the state from excluding its health clinics until a full trial can be held.
That lawsuit will still go forward, but the state’s new Women’s Health Program will begin tomorrow – without Planned Parenthood.
