Two months after Missouri lawmakers’ attempt to ban Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood was blocked by the state’s Supreme Court, they’re trying again with a new plan.
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.
But a new potential November ballot measure, with plenty of funding but awaiting enough signatures, seeks to overturn the state’s prohibition on abortion — which would render the Republican lawmakers’ attempts moot.
“You all know that November is coming, and this bill will not matter,” Democratic state Rep. Keri Ingle said on Wednesday. “Women of this state are going to come in full force and demand their rights back.”
Democrats caution
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