n. 1  1. Abnormally high alkalinity of the blood and body tissues caused by an excess of bicarbonates, as from an increase in alkali intake, or by or a deficiency of acids other than carbonic acid, as from vomiting. Also called metabolic alkalosis.
In the period before the exclusion, there were 82 closures of family-planning clinics in Texas,5 and the decrease in the number of family-planning clinics was greater in counties without Planned Parenthood affiliates than in those with such affiliates.
The exclusion of Planned Parenthood affiliates was associated with estimated reductions in the number of claims from 1042 to 672 (relative reduction, 35.5%) for LARC methods and from 6832 to 4708 (relative reduction, 31.1%) for injectable contraceptives.