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Sen. John Loudon (R) MO
Senator Loudon was clever enough to make direct-entry midwifery legal in the state of Missouri, if only for a few months. From the wikipedia article "Midwifery":
Direct entry midwifery is unlawful in Missouri and practicing without a CNM license is a felony. However, on 26 May 2007 the Missouri Legislature passed a bill which provides tax incentives for those who purchase their own insurance in order to increase private health coverage for the uninsured. Attached to this legislation was a one sentence provision added by Sen. John Loudon which effectively legalizes certain direct entry midwifery. Although such measures had been previously been rejected by the legislature, Loudon was able to attach the provision undetected by use of the word tocology (word of Greek origin that means the practice of obstetrics and childbirth) rather than any reference to midwifery. Despite protests from some members of the legislature, Gov. Matt Blunt signed the bill into law. [4] A circuit judge issued a temporary restraining order on 03 July 2007 barring the implementation of the law, which was to take effect on 28 August 2007. [5] Following a 02 August 2007 hearing, the judge ruled the midwifery law illegal. A Columbia, Missouri-based midwives association plans to appeal the decision to the Missouri Supreme Court.
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