OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House has delayed
a vote on Speaker T.W. Shannon's proposal to prohibit the state's
Medicaid authority from paying for emergency contraception coverage.
Rep. David Derby of Owasso says he made a motion to
return the bill to a calendar committee at Shannon's request. Derby
says he plans to offer an amendment to address some concerns lawmakers
had with the bill.
The proposal would prevent the Oklahoma Health Care
Authority, which oversees Medicaid programs in the state, from covering
the use of the so-called "morning-after" pill. Many conservatives say
they consider the pill's use to be an abortion and don't want the state
supporting it.
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