Texas judge weighs 'difficult' Planned Parenthood case

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Texas judge weighs 'difficult' Planned Parenthood case

By Corrie MacLaggan

AUSTIN, Texas | Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:52pm EDT

(Reuters) - Lawyers for Planned Parenthood told a federal judge on Thursday that the healthcare of 40,000 women would be disrupted as soon as May 1 unless he blocks a new Texas rule that excludes the family planning organization's clinics from a state program.

But lawyers for the state said Planned Parenthood's mission was contrary to a Texas Women's Health Program goal of reducing abortions. The program provides cancer screenings, birth control and other health services to more than 100,000 low-income women.

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel did not rule on Planned Parenthood's request but said he planned to do so by April 30.

"I find this to be a difficult case," he said after lawyers for both sides made their arguments.

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[Scuba]

1. I wouldn't find it difficult.

[southernyankeebelle]

3. How difficult can the decision be? Public money doesn't go for abortions and the bastards know

that. What a disagraced. I hope democratics win big in TX. Get rid of these childish thinking.

[asjr]

2. Maybe he has to speak with his owners

before making a decision.

[cynatnite]

4. It's probably better to put on the appearance of struggling with a difficult case...

rather than risk the label of "judicial activism".

[ananda]

6. And exactly what's -difficult- about..

.. doing the right thing for poor women?

Hmm??

[xchrom]

7. Difficult? Oy this should be good. Nt

[Sheepshank]

8. But doesn't provding birth control run WITH the State goal of reducing abortion? n/t

[DCKit]

10. That's just CRAZY talk!!!!!

But don't try to understand how or why, or your head might explode.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. So by ending PP's programs for birth control it will help Texas' goal of

reducing abortions?