Three years have passed since Planned Parenthood had been removed from the women's health program, when it was found providing illegal abortions. Rick Allgeyer, director of Texas Health and Human Resource Services Commission, authorized a study along with authors from health Commission and UT Austin's Texas Policy Evaluation Project.

Allgeyer has been forced to take retirement, for criticizing the state decision to cut Planned Parenthood's funds in his study.

A state employee, for over 20 years, Allgeyer, mentioned that cuts in funding were damaging women's health healthcare statewide. The study was published in New England Journal of Medicine in early February. Several other studies have also released similar findings.

Jane Nelson, the Texas State Senator, called the new study biased as it was funded by Susan T. Buffett Foundation, which supports Planned Parenthood.

"It's one thing for an agency to provide data upon request. It's quite another to be listed as a 'co-author' on a deeply flawed and highly political report, I've communicated strong concerns to the agency. This should not have happened, and we need to make sure it doesn't happen again," said Nelson.

According to a co-author of the study, Peter Schenkkan, an Austin attorney, the responses towards study are very disappointing. Schenkkan also said that responsibility of the public health official is to first investigate the fact rather punishing someone for bringing up those facts.

Schenkkan was the lead counsel for Planned Parenthood when it fought its exclusion from the Women's Health Program three years ago.