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Texas Medical Board director retires after uproar over Planned Parenthood job

The medical director of the Texas Medical Board has retired, less than two weeks after conservative lawmakers publicized his employment with a Planned Parenthood laboratory. Dr. Robert Bredt has worked as medical director for the state medical licensing agency since…

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The medical director of the Texas Medical Board has retired, less than two weeks after conservative lawmakers publicized his employment with a Planned Parenthood laboratory.Dr. Robert Bredt has worked as medical director for the state medical licensing agency since 2012, earning $185,000 a year. While the members of the licensing board are appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, the medical director role is hired by agency leadership.According to his res…

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Top state doctor steps down after GOP pressure over Planned Parenthood ties

The medical director of the Texas Medical Board has retired, less than two weeks after conservative lawmakers publicized his employment with a Planned Parenthood laboratory. Dr. Robert Bredt has worked as medical director for the state medical licensing agency since 2012. According to his resumé, Bredt also worked at Planned Parenthood South Texas Laboratory since 2011, as well as Genics Laboratory in Las Vegas and San Antonio since 2022. A medi…

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Conservative lawmakers claimed credit for Dr. Robert Bredt’s retirement after it came out he also worked at a Planned Parenthood-affiliated lab.

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Texas Medical Board director retires after uproar over his Planned Pa…

A Planned Parenthood director was put in charge of doctors’ medical licenses and discipline for the entire state of Texas for over 10 years. Yes, you read that correctly. With this authority, the anti-Life official could have given leeway to abortionists who illegally kill preborn babies in Texas. State Representatives Briscoe Cain and Brian Harrison sounded the alarm on this unsettling discovery and called for Dr. Robert Bredt’s removal from th…

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Planned Parenthood Official Ousted From Texas Medical Board

State Rep. Brian Harrison revealed that Dr. Robert Bredt has been removed from any government position and is off of the public payroll. The post Planned Parenthood Employee No Longer Serves as Texas Medical Board Director appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

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Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) demanded answers from the University of Texas on Wednesday over a $50,000 grant it provided to Planned Parenthood to research a sex education program, a letter first shared with The Daily Wire shows. Roy’s letter was related to a sub-award of $49,458 given to Planned Parenthood of Illinois by the University of Texas Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. The university provided the grant out of a $2 million award from the…

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