... Research Brief No. 31 Deteriorating Access to Women’s Health Services in Texas: Potential Effects of the Women’s Health Program Affiliate Rule Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH Lara Cartwright-Smith, ... leading to the termination of federal participation as early as November 1, 2012, thereby also eliminating 90% of the funding for the program. The state has announced it would continue the program ... planning services and to other women’s health services. Local health care providers, including the non-Planned Parenthood clinics, expect this will lead to a substantial increase in the number of...