Texas Legislature is risking postpartum care | Opinion
The Senate’s intention may be to discourage elective abortion, but its effect is far more likely to be the denial of care for scores of women in our state. We agree with Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, who“In the meantime, the entire program is vulnerable to not being approved by [the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid] precisely because of this language,” Johnson said.
We fear that the bill sponsor in the Senate, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, has acceded to partisan politics. Kolkhorst has said that the amendment is the only way to get the bill through the Senate chamber. Senators, please reconsider. Words are important. This legislation will preserve the life of mothers who, without the coverage, might become another one ofTexas has instituted a near-total ban on abortion; adding this sentence is unnecessary. And refusing to pass the bill without it is reckless.
What a shame it would be to pass legislation that would make a real difference in the lives of Texas families, only to see it fail to get approval because of one unnecessary sentence.Millions of Texans are about to lose Medicaid coverage that was extended to them during the pandemic. We need to ensure that Texas moms can still get the medical care they need that will no longer be covered under the pandemic extension.
To lawmakers in committee, we urge you to take the amendment out and send the bill quickly to the governor’s desk.
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