McKee signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients 

TRIPP HOPKINS, center, attends a rally to protest the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, May 3, 2022, at the Statehouse in Providence. Gov. Daniel McKee has signed a bill into law that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO / DAVID GOLDMAN (
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.  The signing ceremony was held almost immediately after the state Senate approved the measure, also Thursday, on a 24-12 vote…

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