Planned Parenthood Denied Rehearing in Texas Funding Cutoff

Planned Parenthood clinics in Texas were denied a rehearing by the full federal appellate court in New Orleans, where a three-judge panel ruled the state can immediately bar the clinics from participating in a public health program for poor women.

Planned Parenthood had asked the full court to review the panel’s August decision, which lifted a temporary injunction that prevented Texas from cutting off state funds until a trial can be held on the issue. A trial scheduled in Austin for this month was delayed until the appellate court made a final ruling.