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Texas is suing Planned Parenthood for $1.8B over $10M in allegedly fraudulent services it rendered – a health care economist explains what's going on

  • Written by Graham Gardner, Assistant Professor of Economics, Texas Christian University
imageTexas authorities have long sought to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state.AP Photo/Eric Gay

Planned Parenthood no longer provides abortions in Texas, Louisiana and the other 10 states that have essentially banned abortionsince the Supreme Court handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson decision in June 2022.

But the nonprofit is still providing other...

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