Andrea Grimes

Andrea Grimes

Andrea Grimes is a freelance journalist living in Austin, Texas. She studied new media at New York University and later attended the University of Texas at Austin for graduate school, finishing with a master's degree in cultural anthropology. She has three cats and loves brunch.

Andrea Grimes' articles

On "Limbaugh's Team," Deeply Partisan Fifth Circuit Judge Blocks Federal Ruling In Favor Of Planned Parenthood

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by Andrea Grimes

May 1, 2012 - 1:17pm (Print)

In an overnight decision, the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an injunction issued yesterday allowing Planned Parenthood to continue providing Medicaid-funded care in Texas. The judge behind the ruling? Conservative Jerry Smith, a member of Rush Limbaugh's anti-Obama "team."

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At Wits' End: One Woman's Story Highlights Texas Women Left In Limbo As Legal Battle Over Planned Parenthood Begins

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by Andrea Grimes

April 20, 2012 - 2:56am (Print)

As the State of Texas and Planned Parenthood take their fight for the Women's Health Program to court, Texas women are left wondering where they will get the health care they need--and when. This is just one woman's story out of 130,000.

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