Texas Judge Strikes Down Rule Allowing Teens to Get Birth Control Without Parental Consent

Texas Judge Strikes Down Rule Allowing Teens to Get Birth Control Without Parental Consent
Birth control pills in Centreville, Md., on July 6, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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A Texas judge has ruled against a federal program that enabled minors to obtain birth control from physicians without informing their parents, but did not block clinics from providing them.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Tuesday that the Title X program violates parental rights and state law.

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