Texas slashes underperforming anti-abortion group’s contract

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas health officials say they are drastically reducing a $5 million family planning contract with an anti-abortion group that won’t serve nearly as many women as expected.
Carrie Williams is a spokeswoman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. She said Monday that the Heidi Group’s new contract calls for serving about one-fifth of the nearly 18,000 women originally projected.
Texas hired the Heidi Group to help launch a new women’s heal