Susan G. Komen for the Cure argues that the reason for cutting ties with Planned Parenthood is in response to a new rule that does not allow them to provide grants to associations under investigation... If this is true, then when will Komen part ways with Bank of America? more ›

For many folks, one of Rick Perry's greatest successes as governor was attempting to create mandatory HPV vaccinations for school-aged girls. 'Cancer's the worst!' the action seemed to shout. And, because most people agree, everyone nodded and Texas was on its way to eradicating some forms of cervical cancer and everything was great. But then some people claimed that mandating HPV vaccines was unconstitutional or anti-American or whatever and Perry conceded and decided to take the mandatory HPV thing off the table until something constitutional and fully American or whatever could be figured out. more ›

Ah, Texas.  Biggest and best in everything, right?  And with the passage of Senate Bill 7, an omnibus health care spending bill festooned with controversial amendments, Texas potentially achieves another "biggest":  we are now the biggest state to attempt defunding Planned Parenthood.  Which, depending on how you look at it, is either sucky for women, or great for fetuses. more ›

Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) recently dished out $21K in a court settlement with a former employee who refused to take two women to a Planned Parenthood on his assigned bus route. Edwin Graning, an ordained minister who is “strongly opposed to abortion,” claimed that CARTS used religious discrimination when firing him. more ›

In case you've missed it, there's a comedy revolution brewing in New York right now. Comics like Todd Barry, Demitri Martin, and Aziz Ansari have been drawing huge audiences of hipsters and regular folk alike with satire that owes far more to the silliness and irony of Steve Martin and Eddie Izzard than to the lowbrow Comedy Central/Def Comedy Jam nonsense that's infested comedy clubs for a decade. Among the brightest lights of the... more ›

Texans are a scrappy lot, even if they come from pampered Bush stock. Once they get it into their heads to, say, abolish a woman’s right to choose, it is hard to stop them. But Planned Parenthood found their own Lone Star hero in Cecile Richards, daughter of former governor Ann Richards and the incoming PPFA president. more ›

This Tuesday, the Texas House will vote on HB 1212 (written by Rep. Phil King). Texas currently has a law in place a law which requires parental notification but HB 1212 will require parental consent for teens seeking an abortion. Austinist wonders what this means for victims of incest who become pregnant as a result. more ›

You can send Rep. Jodie Laubenberg(R-Parker), the Vice-Chair of the House Public Health Committee an e-mail, opposing this bill by clicking here. Additionally, to see other bills of this nature, and what they each entail, you can go to the Planned Parenthood Austin website. more ›