What have been the major policies toward abortion and women's ...

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What have been the major policies toward abortion and women's health adopted by Texas since 2011? How have abortion clinics been affected? How about low-income women?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What did the Texas Supreme Court rule regarding the public education system in the Edgewood v. Kirby case? How did the Robin Hood law represent a response to the ruling? Did that law solve the problem? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Identify and explain the 2011 sonogram law, the 2012 rule banning affiliates of abortion providers from participating in the Medicaid Women's Health Program, and the 2013 antiabortion law.
2. Explain how the 2013 law has led to the closing of many abortion clinics.
3. Explain how lower-income women have been disproportionally affected by policy, particularly the 2012 rule about the Medicaid Women's Health Program.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain the Court's ruling that the inequitable finance system for public schools was unconstitutional, that it did not meet the requirement for an efficient system of public education.
2. Explain the major provision of the Robin Hood law in terms of sharing of property tax revenue.
3. Explain that concerns about inequities in public schools have not been eliminated and that there are still ongoing legal challenges to the finance system.