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...for purpose of payment, must certify that an abortion was medically necessary. But the bill's sponsor, Sen. John Coghill, said the court left legislators to decide what "medically necessary" means. Coghill, R-North Pole, said he...
...violations.Public testimony Monday largely decried the change, saying it removed the teeth from the bill.Sen. John Coghill, the committee's chairman, said he's gotten 120 emails echoing that sentiment.But he said his solution strikes...
...understood the bill and modeled it and did their due diligence," said Ellis, D-Anchorage.Senate Majority Leader John Coghill said the plan is to start taking up amendments to SB21 Wednesday, with a vote possible as early as that day. Republican...
...women's access to abortions, and that's not permitted by the Alaskan Constitution," she said.SB49, by Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, states that the Department of Health and Social Services may not pay for abortion services unless...
...which he said would move too much cash to the oil companies with no assurances from them. Senate Majority Leader John Coghill said Thursday that he thought there were at least 11 votes to support the bill, sufficient for passage. Some senators...
...abortions if it pays for other procedures deemed medically necessary for people in need. The bill's sponsor, Sen. John Coghill, said with the list of testifiers Wednesday, he was trying to establish that the discretion that would be given the...
...Tuesday he is looking at introducing legislation that would define when an abortion is "medically necessary."Sen. John Coghill's comments at an anti-abortion rally on the state Capitol steps were greeted by applause.Coghill, R-North Pole...
...those needed to avoid serious risk to a woman's life or physical health.The measure, from Senate Majority Leader John Coghill, pertains to which abortions Alaska must pay for under the state Medicaid program. The bill calls for the Department...
...and Senate leaders say they share concerns about the sustainability of the state's spending. Senate Majority Leader John Coghill, R-North Pole, for example, said he'd like to see more frugal budgeting, particularly when it comes to the operating...
...legislative process."This is not yet a question of which schools will receive the funding," Senate Majority Leader John Coghill, R-North Pole, said in the news release. "This is a question of whether we need to amend the constitution to allow...