A federal appeals court has ruled that a Texas father has the authority to consent to his teenage daughter’s use of birth control under the federal Title X programme, claiming a state parental rights law preempts the federal statute.
On Tuesday, a three-panel judge of the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that prevents minors from obtaining contraceptives at federally-funded Title X clinics without parental consent. But they stopped short of ruling whether or not those groups could notify parents or obtain consent.
The decision ignores a long-held precedent that says minors have similar rights to adults in accessing contraceptives without parental consent.
The GOP have admitted they're out to restrict the use of birth control next and this is a giant step in that direction.
And is this effective?
Mississippi - Highest teen birth rate. Republican
Arkansas - second highest teen birth rate - Republican
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Texas and New Mexico fill out the states where your teenage daughter is most likely to have an unwanted pregnancy.
Does anyone want to guess what the party affiliation each of those state legislatures has?
The only way the GOP are willing to stop a pregnancy is by shutting down IVF programs.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/202 ... ryo-ruling