The Trump administration announced a proposal Tuesday that would require certain clinics to “encourage” minors to receive parent consent when they are seeking abortions or birth control. The proposal ...

PHOENIX - A legislative panel voted Wednesday to bar doctors from prescribing birth control pills, drugs to treat sexually transmitted diseases or any other prescription to minors without parental ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A contentious bill in the Florida legislature, Senate Bill 1288, is sparking heated debate over parental rights and minors’ access to reproductive health care. The proposed legislation ...

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law that requires a parental consent for minors to get birth control. A three-judge panel's decision largely affirmed a lower court ruling that blocked one ...

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Texas law that prevents young people from confidentially accessing birth control from clinics. The court ruled clinics can be required to notify and get ...

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The Texas law requires teens to get parental permission to receive birth control in federally funded family planning clinics. NPR's Leila Fadel... Court upholds Texas law requiring parental consent ...