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  One of [new Maryland Governor] Wes Moore's [D] first new acts as governor, was signing off on $3.5 million to train health care providers in abortion care.  
  Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood in Maryland Kyle Bukowski said they are "extremely happy that the Moore Administration released funds that are critical for increasing the abortion provider pool" in the state.  
  The Maryland General Assembly authorized the $3.5 million last year. 
  But former governor Larry Hogan [R] withheld the money because he said he did not want to use taxpayer dollars to allow non-physicians to perform abortions. 
  However, [new] Governor Wes Moore [D] said the state needs to create a safe haven for reproductive care by expanding abortion training.  
  [Planned Parenthood Chief Medical Officer] Bukowski said the [Maryland] health department will likely create a program that pairs clinicians with abortion providers who can provide the training.  
  "This is one of the first legislative directives of its kind to specifically allocate funding for training in high-quality, evidence-based abortion care," he said. "We hope other states follow suit to make this process of finding a training location easier and to support abortion providers in being able to take care of patients and provide high-quality training."
  
  Your reminder that even purportedly moderate/"liberal" Republicans, like Larry Hogan, are still anti-choice. There is no medical justification for allowing only physicians to offer abortion care - especially for medication abortions.
  Also, your reminder that even purportedly moderate/"liberal" Republicans are still against the rule of law. Hogan, as Governor, wasn't supposed to control the purse strings. That's the legislature's role. Yet Hogan nonetheless refused to do his job out of personal disagreement. Imagine a world where all of us - not just Republican politicians! - could choose to just not do part of our jobs whenever we felt like it! >
  
  Good