With abortion protections under threat, Maryland lawmakers put millions toward training new abortion providers so the liberal state could be a sanctuary for women seeking care. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has decided not to spend the money when the law takes effect July 1.
decision, which legalized abortion nationwide.
Hogan has promised not to try to change Maryland’s long-standing abortion laws, enacted after a public referendum in the early 1990s.Other pieces of the expansion will still take effect in July, forcing insurance companies and Medicaid to cover the full expense of abortions with no cost to patients and widening which medical providers can perform the procedure.
A separate budget deal among Democratic state lawmakers set aside $3.5 million for the training to begin in July, but Maryland’s constitution does not require the governor to honor such deals. He’s barred from spending that money on anything besides abortion training, but he can use his discretion on whether to spend it at all.
Hogan spokesman Michael Ricci said Tuesday night that Hogan would not spend it and plans to implement a version of the budget that “reflects the bipartisan agreement with legislative leaders, and includes $2 billion for their priorities.”
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