Two University of Texas professors claim abortion isn’t healthcare so students who need time to travel out of state for care can’t have accommodationsListen on your computer:Episode Notes
They say ‘don’t mess with Texas,” but leaving the state for abortion care is, in fact, still very much messing with Texas! Two professors at the University of Texas at Austin say abortion isn’t healthcare, and therefore they do not need to provide accommodations to their students who miss class to obtain abortion care out of state.
The two professors are part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn elements of Title IX, the federal statute that includes protections for people who seek abortion care. And by extraordinary good luck , this case lands in the lap of everyone’s favorite Amarillo judge, Mathew Kasmaryck.This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus.
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