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U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent 'a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.'

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U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.

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Greg Abbott claimed Texas provides expectant mothers 'necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child,' but it is now one of a dwindling number of states not to offer Medicaid coverage for a full year after residents give birth.

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