State Senator Colton Moore was the only senator in Georgia to vote against a bill that would expand eligibility for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in Georgia to pregnant women.

Currently, federal law allows very low-income pregnant women to receive the cash assistance, but Georgia law does not.  This bill, which has the backing of Governor Brian Kemp and has passed the Georgia House with broad bipartisan support, would change that.

Moore offered an amendment to the bill that would have removed a provision from the bill that increases the amount of TANF aid if a woman becomes pregnant with an additional child while already receiving the assistance, saying “I don’t feel comfortable (with) state dollars going to incentivize more children in that situation”.

Moore’s amendment was shot down with fellow Republicans saying that Moore’s amendment does not fit the pro-life philosophy of the Georgia Republican Party.

The bill passed the senate with every Democrat and all Republican senators, except Moore, voting in favor.