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House Medicaid Committee hears proponent testimony for HB 410 to bar state funds from abortion-related providers
Summary
Proponents told the House Medicaid Committee that House Bill 410 would block state funds from flowing to facilities that provide or facilitate abortions and would build on a $20 million appropriation to pregnancy resource centers. Committee members did not take action during the hearing.
At a House Medicaid Committee hearing, proponents urged lawmakers to pass House Bill 410, which they described as a measure to prevent state funds from supporting abortion-related providers.
Marsha Forslund, representing the Catholic Conference of Ohio, told the committee that the conference supports policies she framed around human dignity. "The intrinsic dignity, value, and worth of every woman is a basis for her every right," Forslund said, and…
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