Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed a invoice into legislation on Thursday that bans abortion suppliers and their associates from receiving reimbursements from Medicaid.
It’s already unlawful within the state for taxpayer {dollars} to instantly fund abortions; HB 2634 modifies the foundations in order that no public funds can go to any services that present abortions or to any “affiliates thereof.”
.@GovParsonMO indicators the invoice barring abortions suppliers and their associates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. This is geared toward Planned Parenthood. According to House & Senate price range chairmen, no cash has gone to Planned Parenthood for not less than the final 2 years. #moleg pic.twitter.com/rz2LjLZdxG
— Emily Manley (@EmilyManleyTV) May 9, 2024
The earlier statute allowed any MO HealthWeb participant, together with abortion suppliers, to obtain cash from the state’s Uninsured Women’s Health Program.
The invoice, sponsored by State Rep. Cody Smith (R), is geared toward defunding Planned Parenthood from public funds completely.
“House Bill 2634 simply codifies in our statutes that we will not allow abortion providers or their affiliates to be reimbursed through our state’s Medicaid program,” Smith stated in an April statement as soon as the invoice handed the legislature. “I’m proud to champion legislation that ensures our taxpayer dollars do not support abortion facilities. This vote is a vote for life.”
“Our administration has been the strongest pro-life administration in Missouri history,” Gov. Parson stated in a press release on Thursday. “We’ve ended all elective abortions in this state, approved new support for mothers, expecting mothers, and children, and, with this bill, ensured that we are not sending taxpayer dollars to abortion providers for any purpose.”
“We thank members of the General Assembly for recognizing this important issue and sending this legislation to my desk,” he added.
The transfer was criticized by Democrats as “extreme.”
“This bill is just another harsh attack on reproductive freedom deployed by the Missouri Republican Party, despite watching voters across the country repeatedly reject this extreme government overreach at the ballot box,” stated Missouri Democrat Party Chair Russ Carnahan in a statement obtained by FOX2.
“Missouri has one of the most extreme abortion bans on the books, and Missouri Republicans want to go further,” he complained.
The Great Plains and St. Louis chapters of Planned Parenthood made the next assertion:
Governor Parson’s resolution to signal this invoice into legislation is deeply disappointing and dangerous to the tens of hundreds of Missourians who depend on Planned Parenthood for important well being care. This invoice not solely defies the ruling of Missouri’s highest court docket but in addition flouts federal Medicaid legislation. By denying Medicaid sufferers’ proper to obtain well being care from Planned Parenthood, politicians are instantly obstructing entry to much-needed well being companies, together with contraception, most cancers screenings, annual wellness exams, and STI testing and therapy.
Planned Parenthood well being facilities play a vital function in Missouri’s well being care security internet. ‘Defunding’ Planned Parenthood dangers the sustainability of the state’s complete well being care system and the well being of all Missourians who depend on it. We stay dedicated to combating for the rights of all Missourians to entry the care they want and deserve. We will do every little thing we are able to to proceed serving our sufferers in Missouri and past with high quality, compassionate, live-saving well being care.
Pr0-abortion group Missourians for Constitutional Freedom and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) delivered greater than 380,000 signatures to State Sec. Jay Ashcroft (R)’s workplace final week in hopes of asking voters later this yr to overturn the state’s abortion ban.
This morning, @Missourians4CF and the @aclu_mo dropped off greater than 380,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s workplace in hopes of asking voters later this yr to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban. #moleg pic.twitter.com/vzdvdP26dx
— Emily Manley (@EmilyManleyTV) May 3, 2024
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