JEFFERSON CITY — A state senator got stripped of his committee chairmanship Monday after sneaking contentious language legalizing lay midwifery into a health insurance bill passed by the House and Senate.
Midwifery maneuver costs senator’s chairmanship
The House and Senate unknowingly approved a bill legalizing midwifery.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 9:33 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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