Texas Teens Required to get Parental Consent for Birth Control
Texas dropped its lawsuit after federal health officials said they wouldn’t enforce a confidentiality regulation for minors.
TX Family Planning Clinics Require Parental Consent for Birth Control
Texas teens will now need their parents’ permission to get birth control at federally funded clinics, following a court ruling late last month.
Federal Court Ruling - Birth Control Without Parental Permission for Texas Teens
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.”