Colorado lawmakers have approved up to $4.4 million in Medicaid reimbursements for abortion providers, replacing federal funding lost under a new law. The decision sparked sharp debate between pro-abortion rights and pro-life advocates.
Colorado lawmakers are scrambling to close a $1.2 billion budget hole caused by a new federal tax law, with Democrats advancing a bill to direct state funds to Medicaid reimbursements for abortion providers — a move Republicans and Catholic leaders fiercely oppose.
A federal judge in Maine has cleared the way for abortion providers in the state to lose Medicaid funding, ruling that Congress has the authority to restrict payments to health organizations that perform abortions.
Planned Parenthood is asking a Nevada court to halt enforcement of a 40-year-old law requiring minors to obtain parental consent or a judicial order for an abortion. Attorneys argued Monday that the revived statute is vague, unconstitutional, and poses an immediate threat of prosecution.
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