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Texas anti-abortion groups get millions of state dollars with little oversight

caption: A model of human embryos during the early stages of pregnancy is displayed at a pregnancy crisis center. (Photo by Maria Danilova/AFP via Getty Images)
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A model of human embryos during the early stages of pregnancy is displayed at a pregnancy crisis center. (Photo by Maria Danilova/AFP via Getty Images)

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some Republican-led states have ramped up funding for crisis pregnancy centers that offer counseling or basic items for new parents but do not offer medical care.

Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers, but a new investigation from ProPublica and CBS News finds contractors there are wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer money.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with ProPublica’s Cassandra Jaramillo.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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