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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Duncan finds the district court improperly found that federal reproductive law violates the father's right to be involved in his teenager's healthcare. The federal law regarding the availability of reproductive medicine for teens does not preempt the Texas law giving parents the right to consent to their teenagers’ obtaining contraceptives. Family planning service grantees can comply with both complimentary laws as to a parent's involvement in their teen's seeking contraception and the availability of that contraception for teens. The federal law does not nullify the father's right to consent to his children’s medical care. Though the court properly found certain violations, the setting aside of a portion of a relevant regulation found to be unlawful was improper. Reversed in part.