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Lawmakers fight Medicaid expansion, Planned Parenthood funds
2 years, 10 months ago

Lawmakers fight Medicaid expansion, Planned Parenthood funds

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican-led House on Thursday passed a stopgap budget funding voter-approved Medicaid expansion, then minutes later OK’d proposals that would allow them to effectively undermine the program and make it harder for voters to pass other constitutional amendments in the future. Republican lawmakers also tacked on a provision to the budget bill aimed at blocking any public funding for …

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Missouri Senate tries again to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate tries again to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood

Associated Press  

— The GOP-led Missouri Senate on Wednesday passed a stopgap budget that attempts to strip funding for Planned Parenthood while paying for Medicaid health care for newly eligible patients and pumping billions of dollars in federal funding to schools. Lawmakers were able to stop money from going to Planned Parenthood in the 2019 fiscal year by forgoing some federal funding …

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Missouri lawmakers pass critical Medicaid funding bill
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri lawmakers pass critical Medicaid funding bill

Associated Press  

— Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to renew a critical Medicaid funding tax hours before the deadline set out by Republican Gov. Republican House leaders in a joint statement said they’re “proud” to have passed the tax renewal and fund “vital programs that assist many of Missouri’s most vulnerable citizens.” Republican Rep. Cody Smith, the Budget Committee leader, …

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Parson calls special session on Missouri Medicaid funding
3 years, 6 months ago

Parson calls special session on Missouri Medicaid funding

Associated Press  

Mike Parson on Tuesday called lawmakers back for a special session to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding. Parson said the special session will begin at noon Wednesday so lawmakers can pass a tax on medical providers that draws down a significant amount of federal Medicaid funding. Lawmakers also have proposed banning Medicaid coverage for …

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Planned Parenthood and ACLU suing over Missouri abortion law
5 years, 5 months ago

Planned Parenthood and ACLU suing over Missouri abortion law

Associated Press  

— Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop a Missouri law that bans abortions beyond the eighth week of pregnancy from taking effect Aug. 28. The organizations argue that if the court doesn’t stop the law from taking effect their patients will be severely restricted from accessing pre-viability abortions “preventing the …

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Order: Abortions can continue at Missouri’s lone clinic
5 years, 6 months ago

Order: Abortions can continue at Missouri’s lone clinic

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri commissioner on Friday ruled that the state’s only abortion clinic can continue providing the service at least until August as a fight over its license plays out, adding that there’s a “likelihood” that the clinic will succeed in the dispute. Administrative Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi granted what’s called a “stay,” which will allow the …

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Missouri's Last Abortion Provider Wins Reprieve, As Judge Rules Against State
5 years, 7 months ago

Missouri's Last Abortion Provider Wins Reprieve, As Judge Rules Against State

NPR  

Missouri's Last Abortion Provider Wins Reprieve, As Judge Rules Against State Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Roberson/AP Jeff Roberson/AP A Missouri judge has blocked the state's attempt to close down Missouri's last abortion provider. Missouri Circuit Court Judge Michael Stelzer granted a request to temporarily prevent state officials from revoking the license of a clinic operated by a St. …

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License For Missouri's Only Clinic That Performs Abortions Expires This Weekend
5 years, 7 months ago

License For Missouri's Only Clinic That Performs Abortions Expires This Weekend

NPR  

License For Missouri's Only Clinic That Performs Abortions Expires This Weekend Missouri is days away from being without a clinic that provides abortions. The license for the state's last clinic expires on Friday at midnight unless a judge intervenes or Planned Parenthood can come to an agreement with state health officials. PARSON: If Planned Parenthood is following all Missouri laws …

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Missouri agency cites concerns at St. Louis abortion clinic
5 years, 7 months ago

Missouri agency cites concerns at St. Louis abortion clinic

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s health department said Wednesday that the license for the state’s only abortion clinic is in jeopardy because of a litany of problems, including “failed surgical abortions in which patients remained pregnant” and concerns about patient safety. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services responded to the lawsuit filed a day earlier by Planned Parenthood that seeks to …

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Within 72 hours, abortion may be unavailable in Missouri, advocates warn
5 years, 7 months ago

Within 72 hours, abortion may be unavailable in Missouri, advocates warn

CNN  

CNN — Come Friday Missouri may be the first state in the United States to no longer offer abortions since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. The state’s health department is expected to block services at the last health center providing abortions, according to Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of …

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