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July 2022 Group Watch: State Rep. Terri Collins: Legislature Could Streamline Adoption, Foster Care

During a recent appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capital Journal,”  State Rep. Terri Collins of Decatur, who authored the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, detailed how efforts to support infants could soon be addressed by state lawmakers. In this year’s regular session of the legislature, $4 million in the general budget was allocated to the Alabama Medicaid Agency for the establishment of a pilot program to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months. According to Collins, the political will exists to further extend coverage and to streamline adoption and foster care. Collins, who is one of the legislature’s leading pro-life advocates, asserted that the cost of adoption would need to be addressed as the state moved forward with the implementation of its near-total abortion ban.

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