Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce on Aug 8 ruled unconstitutional a new state law legalizing the practice of midwifery. Supporters of the law plan to appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court.
State Sen. John Loudon, R-Ballwin, secretly slipped the obscurely worded midwifery provision into a larger bill he was handling related to health insurance. The provision wasn’t discovered until after the General Assembly granted final passage of the bill, HB 818. Gov. Matt Blunt later singed the bill into law.
The Missouri State Medical Association and other physicians’ groups filed a lawsuit on June 29 claiming the midwifery provision is unrelated to the subject matter of the underlying bill in violation of the Missouri Constitution.
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Sunday, August 19, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
COLE COUNTY JUDGE BLOCKS MIDWIFE LAW
Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce on July 3 issued a temporary restraining order preventing a new state law that legalizes the practice of lay midwifery from taking effect. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Aug. 2.
State Sen. John Loudon, R-Ballwin, secretly slipped the obscurely worded midwifery provision into a larger bill he was handling related to health insurance. The provision wasn’t discovered until after the General Assembly granted final passage of the bill, HB 818. Gov. Matt Blunt later singed the bill into law.
The Missouri State Medical Association and other physicians’ groups filed a lawsuit on June 29 claiming the midwifery provision is unrelated to the subject matter of the underlying bill in violation of the Missouri Constitution.
State Sen. John Loudon, R-Ballwin, secretly slipped the obscurely worded midwifery provision into a larger bill he was handling related to health insurance. The provision wasn’t discovered until after the General Assembly granted final passage of the bill, HB 818. Gov. Matt Blunt later singed the bill into law.
The Missouri State Medical Association and other physicians’ groups filed a lawsuit on June 29 claiming the midwifery provision is unrelated to the subject matter of the underlying bill in violation of the Missouri Constitution.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
MIDWIFERY PROVISION TO FACE COURT CHALLENGE
The Missouri State Medical Association plans to file a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a provision legalizing midwifery that was slipped into legislation by state Sen. John Loudon without the knowledge of most lawmakers, The Associated Press has reported.
Loudon, R-Ballwin, championed the midwifery bill without success for years. Without telling his fellow senators, Loudon added to a health insurance bill he was handling a provision allowing people with “tocological certification” to provide related services regardless of other state laws to the contrary. Tocology refers to obstetrics. HB 818 won final passage in both legislative chambers before the provision was discovered. Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons, R-Kirkwood, subsequently removed Loudon as chairman of the Senate Small Business, Insurance and Industrial Relations Committee as punishment for his deception.
The expected lawsuit will claim the midwifery provision violates the Missouri Constitution’s prohibitions on bills containing unrelated provisions or provisions that deviate from the bill’s original purpose. HB 818’s title was “an act … relating to health insurance.” Gov. Matt Blunt signed the bill into law on June 1. The State Medical Association plans to file its lawsuit in Cole County Circuit Court later this month.
Loudon, R-Ballwin, championed the midwifery bill without success for years. Without telling his fellow senators, Loudon added to a health insurance bill he was handling a provision allowing people with “tocological certification” to provide related services regardless of other state laws to the contrary. Tocology refers to obstetrics. HB 818 won final passage in both legislative chambers before the provision was discovered. Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons, R-Kirkwood, subsequently removed Loudon as chairman of the Senate Small Business, Insurance and Industrial Relations Committee as punishment for his deception.
The expected lawsuit will claim the midwifery provision violates the Missouri Constitution’s prohibitions on bills containing unrelated provisions or provisions that deviate from the bill’s original purpose. HB 818’s title was “an act … relating to health insurance.” Gov. Matt Blunt signed the bill into law on June 1. The State Medical Association plans to file its lawsuit in Cole County Circuit Court later this month.
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