What you need to know about Ohio Politics and Policy
Public health officials estimate 140,000 women in Texas lost access to preventive care after the budget cuts, including more than 7,000 in Bexar County. More than 50 clinics have shut down across the state, two-thirds of them not affiliated with Planned Parenthood or any abortion provider, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Others have reduced hours and services or increased prices.But not only did women lose access to important health services, the consequence of these actions are showing up in health statistics. San Antonio is located in Bexar county.
They estimate there were an additional 1,350 unplanned pregnancies in Bexar County last year, compared to two years ago…Last year, the county saw record increases in syphilis cases, something Dr. Thomas Schlenker, director of Metro Health ties directly to the loss of clinic funding. In 2012, there were 565 new cases of syphilis, about 100 more than in previous years, and 18 cases of congenital syphilis, more than double that of 2011, he said.Does the Ohio legislature really want to put women at this kind of risk?