June 15th, 2012 around 2:35am
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rabbleprochoice:

TX Dept of State Health Services is being undemocratic in order to go after abortion providers – PLEASE HELP STOP IT!

keepyourbsoutofmyuterus:

I’m going to be traveling for the next week or so. I imagine posting will be light overall.

But, as a Texan, I’m very concerned about this week’s DSHS meetings to decide whether to change abortion-reporting regulations, changes that would serve only to intimidate abortion providers and patients who seek their services. 

So, I’m re-posting from last week. PLEASE HELP SIGNAL BOOST! Thanks.

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[Cross-posted from scatx.com]

From Andrea Grimes at RH Reality Check (this whole article is important – PLEASE read it):

Next week, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Council will consider whether to adopt new abortion reporting requirements in the state–requirements that are being adopted at the behest of a Republican politician who failed to get his desired requirements passed through democratic means in the state legislature last year.

Tea Party-endorsed Rep. Bill Zedler wants the state to collect more personal information about abortion-seeking women and increase vague “complication” reporting requirements for abortion providers. The Texas HHSC is considering the new requirements as a kind of consolation prize to Zedler, who tried and failed to pass the requirements as an amendment to the Texas law that bars Planned Parenthood (and other “abortion affiliates”) from participating in the Medicaid Women’s Health Program in the state.

[NB: these new restrictions will affect more people than just cis women]

I started a petition a while ago asking DSHS to stop this. PLEASE GO SIGN IT, especially if you live in Texas.

Next week, DSHS will have two public hearings where the public can offer their opinions about this:

If you live in Austin and can be at either one of these, please go!

Goddammit, Texas.

*sigh*

Love,

Rabble

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