Planned Parenthood In Texas Can't Participate In State Employee Paycheck Fundraiser

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Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas have been told they can no longer receive charitable donations directly from state employee paychecks, reports Austin's KUT 90.5 public radio.

For at least the past decade, state employees could donate to the chain of women’s health care clinics through the State Employee Charitable Campaign, which automatically deducts the money from their paychecks.

Officials with the campaign asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton if Senate Bill 22, which prohibits local governments from contracting with abortion providers or their affiliates, disqualifies Planned Parenthood from getting donations.

In a January 2, 2020 memo (link opens PDF) Attorney General Ken Paxton had written his opinion that, "The Policy Committee's approval of abortion providers or affiliates as charitable organizations eligible to participate in the [fundraising] Campaign constitutes a taxpayer resource transaction. Section 2272.003 of the Government Code thus prohibits the Policy Committee from approving abortion providers or affiliates as eligible charitable organizations for the Campaign."

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