{"id":307923,"date":"2024-03-04T10:45:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T16:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=307923"},"modified":"2024-05-10T19:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T00:04:12","slug":"missouri-house-block-medicaid-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/missouri-house-block-medicaid-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri governor signs law ending state Medicaid funding of Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Update 5\/10\/2024<\/strong>: Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed<\/a> legislation on Thursday to prohibit the state’s Medicaid program from funding Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

House Budget Chairman Cody Smith called it “a tremendous victory for life in the state of Missouri.”<\/p>\n

State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman said, “Under [Parson’s] leadership, he’s done everything he can do make sure that taxpayer dollars do not go to organizations that support and fund abortions.”<\/p>\n

The bill takes effect on August 28, but it is expected to be challegned in court.<\/p>\n

3\/4\/2024<\/strong>: A bill that would prohibit Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses from receiving Medicaid reimbursements passed the first round in the Missouri House last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHouse Bill\u00a02634<\/a> would seek to simply codify that in statute and say that we are not going to allow abortion providers or their affiliates to be reimbursed through our state’s Medicaid program,\u201d explained<\/a> the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Cody Smith.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood does not currently commit abortions in the state due to the state’s legal protections for preborn children, but the legislation would still prohibit the abortion giant from receiving any government funding.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood has decried the legislation with the claim that it will deprive citizens of basic health care, but a recent undercover video investigation<\/a> by Project Veritas appeared to show that facility staffers were willing to aid in the abortion trafficking of a 13-year-old who would have had to cross state lines for an abortion. As Smith pointed out during floor debate, giving any funding to the organization may result in more abortions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you do business with an entity like a Planned Parenthood, you\u2019re ultimately subsidizing those abortion services, even if they are in other states,\u201d he said<\/a>. “This vote is a vote for life,\u201d he added<\/a>.<\/p>\n