After Missouri lawmakers’ previous attempt to halt Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood was blocked by the state's Supreme Court, they’re trying again.
By framing a new ban that was just passed by Missouri’s GOP-dominated legislature as a policy bill, GOP lawmakers are hoping the bill can avoid legal intervention.
“You all know that November is coming, and this bill will not matter,” Democratic state Rep. Keri Ingleon Wednesday. “Women of this state are going to come in full force and demand their rights back.” “That’s what this bill does — it cuts off funding sources to facilities that are not providing abortions,” Ingle said. “What it’s doing is taking healthcare resources away from the women of your district and the state of Missouri.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Missouri lawmakers again try to kick Planned Parenthood off MedicaidLawmakers are poised to take another shot at defunding Planned Parenthood in Missouri. Republicans have tried for years to block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri. Defunding efforts have been thwarted in the courts. Abortions are not covered by Medicaid, and almost all abortions are illegal in Missouri.
Read more »
Missouri's GOP lawmakers vote to kick Planned Parenthood off MedicaidMissouri’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a bill to ban Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood. The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday voted 106-48 to send the proposal to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. Parson's spokesman didn't immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment Wednesday.
Read more »
Missouri Attorney General Faces Resistance in Accessing Planned Parenthood Patient RecordsMissouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is facing resistance from Planned Parenthood in accessing patient records, despite a judge's ruling allowing him to do so. This is the third ruling against transgender health clinics, potentially exposing whether they have been offering puberty blockers and transgender surgeries to children.
Read more »
Former Camp Pendleton Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing Planned ParenthoodChance Brannon, 24, of San Juan Capistrano and an accomplice threw a Molotov cocktail at the front entrance to the Costa Mesa clinic, scorching a wall
Read more »
Former Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinicA former U.S. Marine has been sentenced to nine years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022
Read more »
Former Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinicA former U.S. Marine has been sentenced to nine years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022. Chance Brannon pleaded guilty in November to four felony counts, including malicious destruction of property by fire and explosives. He was sentenced Monday.
Read more »