Federal Judge blocks de-funding of Planned Parenthood by Texas

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2. Judge grants Planned Parenthood injunction

I was just reading that on the Statesman site!

Postcards from the Lege blog AAS 4/30/12

Judge grants Planned Parenthood injunction


A federal judge in Austin ruled today that state officials cannot exclude Planned Parenthood from a health care and contraception program for low-income women.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel was a victory for Planned Parenthood that may prove short-lived. State officials have warned that they would have to cancel the Women’s Health Program if Planned Parenthood prevailed in its lawsuit.
Yeakel granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction to allow it to continue serving women, and being reimbursed, under the program. Yeakel will have to hold a trial before the injunction could become permanent, and he set a May 18 scheduling conference to work out the details, including setting a trial date.

Under state rules adopted in February, Planned Parenthood health clinics would have been excluded from participating in the program beginning tomorrow because they are affiliated with an organization that provides abortions and advocates to keep the procedure legal — Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

The short-lived line in the story makes me nervous. But PP has to keep fighting!