Harris County Commissions Court approves funding for reproductive health -- but not abortion which is illegal in Texas.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the proposed fund that would aim to assist access to reproductive care at a press conference on Monday.In a bid to protect residents’ already restricted access to reproductive health care, Harris County officials voted to approve a proposed fund to go toward Harris County Public Health and smaller community organizations at Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting.
The total amount will be distributed in three parts, with $1.1 million going toward expansions for Harris County Public Health’s services, $4.2 million to funding care at the partner organizations, and the remaining $700,000 for operating expenses for these partner organizations and the county’s health facilities.passed last year following the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v.
According to Hidalgo, this places Texans in a vulnerable position where not only do women not have access to reproductive health care, but they are also blocked from receiving primary care – as these clinics are often the only source of affordable general health care, Hidalgo said.
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