Posted: 3:35 PM Mar 23, 2010

Plan To Revive Prenatal Care For Illegal Immigrants Bill
Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha to attach proposal to abortion measure
The question of whether illegal immigrants should get state-funded prenatal care will likely be raised again and this time Nebraska lawmakers may actually debate the matter publicly.

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The question of whether illegal immigrants should get state-funded prenatal care will likely be raised again and this time Nebraska lawmakers may actually debate the matter publicly.

Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha said on Tuesday he planned to revive the issue by attaching the prenatal care measure to an abortion-related bill in the form of an amendment.

Last week, a bill that would have provided the care was pulled after a senator sensed she didn't have the votes to pass it.

Ashford said reports that women may be getting abortions because they no longer qualify for Medicaid should encourage lawmakers to
seek a solution. Last year, federal officials told the state it had been breaking Medicaid rules by allowing unborn children to qualify.





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