C10 blog post 2 Judge holds getting rid of Planned Parenthood

In my AP Government we have been discussing the Judiciary system. This is an article from Fox news about U.S. Districts Judge Sam Sparks from Texas blocked Texas from getting rid of Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Sparks has postponed the hearing till February 21, 2017, but most expect there will be a ruling before then. Planned Parenthood says it provides abortion service to women with 11,000 and lower income in Texas through Medicaid each year. Sparks is the same judge who stopped or put on hold new Texas rules requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains. Texas has been very bold and aggressive about getting rid of Planned Parenthood. They did this by taking about the Planned Parenthood out of the women's health care program back in 2013.

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