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Take Action for Texas Women
The state legislative leadership has once again let down the working families of Texas. In an irrational and unprecedented move, the extremist leadership has carelessly diverted critical health care funding that thousands of Texas women rely upon.
These riders were authored by anti-choice extremists Senator Tommy Williams (R-The Woodlands) and Senator Bob Deuell (R-Greenville). This is a clear attempt to disrupt and dismantle an already-underfunded family planning program, which only provides services to an estimated 16% of Texas women in need.
Senator Deuell is a family physician who has been honored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and the Texas Medical Association. It is unacceptable that an elected official with a license to practice medicine would allow politics to trump health care.
Take action on behalf of the women across the state who depend on the family planning program to stay healthy. Send an email TODAY to your local legislators.
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Subject: Politics Should Not Trump Health Care
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
RE: Family Planning Funding Rider 81 by Senator Deuell and Special Budget Provisions relating to HHS Agencies, Section 50, by Senator Williams
In the Legislature's efforts to divert funding away from trusted health care providers, it has dismantled and disrupted an already underfunded family planning program, which only provides services to an estimated 16% of Texas women in need.
It is appalling that the Legislature would work so hard to eliminate access to family planning services for so many Texas women in need. Personal politics has trumped sound health care policy. We hope you will do what you can next session to reverse the harmful effects of these laws.
Sincerely,
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