Contraception Counts: Texas District 2
The Need for Services
• 37,500 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Texas's 2nd congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 17 family planning clinics in Texas's 2nd congressional district. 8 are run by health departments, 5 are run by hospitals, 3 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 1 is run by an other type of agency.
• Together, these clinics serve 12,710 women, including 3,580 teenagers.* 19% are served by health departments, 37% are served by hospitals, 41% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 3% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 13 of the family planning clinics in Texas's 2nd congressional district are supported by Title X. 6 are run by health departments, 5 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 1 is served by an other type of agency.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Texas's 2nd congressional district serve 7,240 women, including 1,900 teenagers.* 28% are served by health departments, 65% are served by hospitals, 2% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 5% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 2nd congressional district.
Credits
This Facts in Brief was made possible by support from the Open Society Institute and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Definitions and Data Sources
References for information contained in this fact sheet are available at www.guttmacher.org.
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