Wendy Davis: Texas women have been hurt by cuts in Planned Parenthood
I read with interest state Sen. Konni Burton’s Aug. 16 Star-Telegram commentary (“Planned Parenthood is not the key to women’s health in Texas”) and found the piece to be so riddled with half-truths and misinformation that I felt compelled to respond.
I also feel compelled to begin with this: Planned Parenthood was a lifeline for me many years ago when I was an uninsured teenaged mother struggling financially.
Had Planned Parenthood not been there for me, I’d not have had access to basic health screenings and contraceptive care.
As a 19-year-old mother trying to work my way up and out of poverty, an unplanned second pregnancy would have likely derailed me.
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