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OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts) Sun Jan 27, 2013, 03:34 PM Jan 2013

KETV: Neb. lawmaker seeks to repeal prenatal care law [View all]

A Nebraska lawmaker has moved to repeal a law that extends state-funded prenatal care services to illegal immigrants and other low-income women.

State Sen. Charlie Janssen of Fremont introduced the repeal measure on Wednesday, about six months after the new law went into effect.

Lawmakers restored services for women last year despite strong objections from Republican Gov. Dave Heineman. Heineman is also seeking to defund the program in the budget that he proposed to lawmakers.

Pregnant women lost access to the services in 2010, after the federal government ordered the state to stop providing them through Medicaid. The new law offers services through the Children's Health Insurance Program.

More: http://www.ketv.com/news/politics/Neb-lawmaker-seeks-to-repeal-prenatal-care-law/-/9674400/18253584/-/pef7qr/-/index.html

So, all life is precious, and we should close the abortion clinics, but we don't care if the babies are born healthy.

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KETV: Neb. lawmaker seeks to repeal prenatal care law [View all] OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 OP

Another stomach churning episode dgibby Jan 2013 #1

Nebraskans need to bombard the Unicam with e-mails on this one OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #2

This is a matter of being brain-dead stupid........... Swede Atlanta Jan 2013 #3

Prenatal care is generally dirt cheap OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #4

Generally the poor have enough trouble finding a way to keep a roof over their head and kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #5

I think you completely misread my post OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #6

You're correct. I COMPLETELY misunderstood your point. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #7

To speak to your point, the poor absolutely do need access to quality prenatal care OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #8