BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s lawmakers have agreed to block Medicaid financing from Planned Parenthood if the organization starts performing abortions at its New Orleans clinic.

The Senate gave final passage to the proposal Monday with a 33-2 vote, sending it to Gov. John Bel Edwards. The Democratic governor was pushing the bill as part of his legislative agenda and is expected to sign it.

Federal health officials have warned such efforts may violate the law.

The bill by Republican Rep. Frank Hoffmann prohibits public funding in Louisiana for entities that perform abortions. Planned Parenthood has indicated it wants to offer abortions at its new clinic under construction in New Orleans.

A federal judge has blocked previous Louisiana efforts to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics.

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House Bill 606: http://www.legis.la.gov