A dispute about whether birth control causes abortions — along with fallout from a pricey Medicaid forecasting error — colored debate over a bill meant to help women on Medicaid access long-acting contraceptives. A finance-focused Senate committee on Thursday advanced the proposal promoting subdermal birth control implants but declined to similarly push intrauterine devices (IUDs). The devices were removed in January after a dispute about whether they’re abortifacients.
Fiscal Panel Advances Contraceptive Bill Despite IUD, Medicaid Concerns
