Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood of Greater Tex. Family Planning & Preventative Health Servs., Inc v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 2019No. 17-50282PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
*554The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Office of Inspector General ("OIG") sought to terminate the Medicaid provider agreements of Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout the state. The agency based this decision largely on undercover video footage of graphic discussions with Planned Parenthood personnel concerning the prospective sale of liver, thymus, and neural tissue from fetuses aborted during the second trimester of pregnancy. The videos justified terminating the affiliates' provider agreements, the agency contended, because they indicated…
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