Show-Me Planned Parenthood Defund Push Signed By Guv Parson

The punchline is that it might not hold and threatens to rally more supporters to vote for abortion as a constitutional right. 

Here's the latest . . .

Defunding efforts in the state have been repeatedly thwarted in the courts. A February Missouri Supreme Court ruling found that lawmakers latest attempt at defunding Planned Parenthood was unconstitutional.

This bill not only defies the ruling of Missouris highest court but also flouts federal Medicaid law, the region's Planned Parenthood center said in a statement. By denying Medicaid patients right to receive health care from Planned Parenthood, politicians are directly obstructing access to much-needed health services, including birth control, cancer screenings, annual wellness exams, and STI testing and treatment.

Missouri Planned Parenthood plans to continue treating Medicaid patients at no cost, according to the organization.

Meanwhile, abortion-rights advocates last week turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballot this year.

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Missouri's GOP Gov. Parson signs bill to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid

Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed legislation to once again try to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state's Medicaid program.