Emergency contraceptive requests are up 90% in Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas women are tough. And for millions of them, so is getting a doctor's appointment. More than 1.7 million Texan women live in areas lacking comprehensive health centers. These areas are known as contraceptive deserts and they're more common in Texas than most realize.Dr. Cassandra Cashman with Nurx, a digital practice for women's health, says women trying to reach in-person medical care in Texas is a big issue.
"Contraception deserts are really a huge problem for patients all