THANH TAN
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seattle times editorial writer/columnist
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"you live by desire, then manage life’s constraints."
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THANH TAN
multimedia journalist
seattle times editorial writer/columnist
nw life/food/music
film/politics/play
"you live by desire, then manage life’s constraints."
Ru-dy’s! Ru-dy’s! #bbq #Texas (Taken with Instagram at Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q)
This is from my story in the Tribune and The NY Times last Sunday!
“There was a stomach-churning article in the Texas Tribune this week about abortion access now being so restricted in Texas, that Texas women are crossing the border into Mexico, visiting unregulated Mexican pharmacies and then self-medicating with drugs that they hope might induce abortion, taking these drugs without doctors’ prescriptions without instructions from doctors on how to use them, at risk to their lives and their health.
For women living near the border of Mexico, back-alley abortions are back. And the new back alley is across the border in Mexico.”
-Rachel Maddow
McALLEN — In this Roman Catholic stronghold, where abortion is deeply stigmatized, reproductive health providers tell stories of women going to pharmacies across the border in Mexico, in search of a drug they hope will terminate unwanted pregnancies.
Story by Thanh Tan
Photos by Reynaldo Leal
The first video in The Texas Tribune’s Fertile Ground series on the battle over women’s health and family planning in Texas. Meet the researchers who are measuring the effects of the unprecedented cuts lawmakers made last session to funding for birth control and cancer screenings for poor Texans.
Here’s a mini-doc I produced and wrote in conjunction Trib reporter Morgan Smith’s “Death of a District” series. Do education leaders need to step up or does the state need to reform a finance system many say rewards wealthy districts and punishes poor students?
Little preview. I know this makes you wanna go to @TribFest. (Taken with instagram)
Perfect day for hiking. (Taken with Instagram at Balcones Canyonlands Preserve)
Did you know… (Taken with instagram)
Click on the chart to link to our latest multimedia project highlighting Perry’s record on health care in Texas and the plight of the state’s 6.2 million uninsured residents. Emily Ramshaw covers the Perry angle (for the Trib and the NY Times). Thanh Tan meets a Texan navigating through life without health insurance. Ryan Murphy offers two interactive charts to show us how many Texans have enrolled in Medicaid (previewed above) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program over the years.
(via texastribune-old)
"Disease has no boundaries, nor should health care. The health status of illegal immigrants in Texas impacts the health status of all Texans."
A Texas senator got feisty this week after a witness started testifying in Spanish during the Senate committee hearing on “sanctuary cities” legislation. From The Texas Tribune’s Julian Aguilar:
At one point, Antonio Aguirre, with the Austin Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, provided testimony through an interpreter about God and family. He was sharply asked by state Sen. Chris Harris, R-Arlington, why, if he had been in the country more than 20 years, Aguirre needed an interpreter. The witness said he knew English but preferred to testify in Spanish because it was his first time doing so.
“It’s insulting to us. It’s very insulting,” Harris quipped back. “If he knows English, he needs to be speaking in English.” A mix of jeers and cheers of “thank you!” greeted Harris’ remarks.
The bill was voted out of committee Monday night and passed the full Senate on Wednesday. SB 9 is now headed back to the House, where it’s expected to pass.
