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House approves adoption-assistance package after extended debate over incentives and coercion
Summary
The House passed the Senate substitute to SB120, a package offering prenatal care, monthly payments and educational supports to encourage adoption; debate centered on whether incentives could coerce low-income mothers. The bill passed 59–5 and was returned for the president’s signature.
The Utah House on Feb. 27 passed the Senate substitute to Senate Bill 120, a proposal to create a state adoption-assistance program that provides prenatal care, food coupons, reimbursements for pregnancy-related expenses and up to $246 a month for up to 12 months to some birth mothers who choose adoption.
Sponsor Craig Altayner told the House the bill “offers her those incentives,” and said the program would add supports including job-readiness, education and housing assistance and Medicaid coverage for eligible…
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