Planned Parenthood supporters marched on the Texas Capitol today to protest cuts to women鈥檚 health programs. says it had to close 51 clinics across Texas after that funds for low-income women.
Their keynote speaker at today鈥檚 rally was , an actor from Dallas who appears on Law & Order: SVU.
鈥淎nd I鈥檓 tired of Texas thwarting the health of its own citizenry,鈥� March said. 鈥淎nd I鈥檓 tired of Texas playing politics with women鈥檚 lives. I want Texas exceptionalism back, the kind that recognizes the value of its exceptional ladies.鈥�
The state says a new program will make up for the loss of Planned Parenthood clinics by adding doctors and clinics to a list of women鈥檚 health service providers, but there have been questions about the accuracy of the list of service providers.
