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Last week, the Texas Senate approved legislation extending Medicaid coverage for new moms to a year after birth. However, a last-minute amendment clarifying that the coverage doesn’t include abortion has led some to worry that the bill won’t pass the House.<\/p>\n

HB 12<\/a>\u00a0increases Medicaid coverage by six months after childbirth. \u201cWomen need comprehensive health care after the delivery of a baby,\u201d Democrat Toni Rose, who sponsored the bill, said during a hearing<\/a> in March. The state Senate, led by Republicans, agreed, giving the bill bipartisan approval<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst added an amendment clarifying that only childbirth or natural loss is eligible for the coverage. The move was criticized by Rose. \u201cIt defeats the work that we\u2019ve done,\u201d she said. \u201cWe just cannot go backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet Kolkhorst said her intention was not to go backward, but to help the bill pass the Senate. \u201cI\u2019ve been on the phone all day,” she said<\/a>. “My goal is to get this bill over the goal line and allay some of the … concerns of members on this floor… I think that this is a compromise that is best.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Yahoo!<\/a>, approximately half of all births are covered by Medicaid. Originally, mothers received health care coverage for two months after giving birth; in 2021, that was expanded to six months. Tabitha Israel, a doula and student midwife in Tarrant County, told Yahoo! that more support for new moms is sorely needed. “You get more recovery and more therapy with a knee surgery than you do with a cesarean,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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The bill will now return to the House. Governor Greg Abbott has already signaled that he supports the legislation, and will sign it into law. On both sides of the political aisle, it appears that the legislation is being applauded as pro-life.<\/p>\n

Sen. Jos\u00e9 Men\u00e9ndez said, \u201cIf we truly have a commitment to life, first and foremost, is the mother’s life and so that the mother can be healthy and take care of the children she has.”<\/p>\n

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Last week, the Texas Senate approved legislation extending Medicaid coverage for new moms to a year after birth. However, a last-minute amendment clarifying that the coverage doesn’t include abortion has led some to worry that the bill won’t pass the House. 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