Posted on Jul 1, 2022
Missouri Attorney General says he’ll sue Kansas City over financial help for out-of-state...
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The Kansas City Council approved a resolution on Thursday that would provide financial assistance to city employees who seek an abortion outside of Missouri, where nearly all abortions are now illegal.
A week after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday said he plans to sue Kansas City after the City Council approved a resolution to provide financial help to city employees who seek out-of-state abortions.
Nearly all abortions are now illegal in Missouri after Schmitt and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson acted to put the state’s 2019 trigger ban into place. The law targets abortion providers by making it a class B felony to induce an abortion. Clinics or health providers prosecuted under the law could also lose their medical licenses.
A week after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday said he plans to sue Kansas City after the City Council approved a resolution to provide financial help to city employees who seek out-of-state abortions.
Nearly all abortions are now illegal in Missouri after Schmitt and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson acted to put the state’s 2019 trigger ban into place. The law targets abortion providers by making it a class B felony to induce an abortion. Clinics or health providers prosecuted under the law could also lose their medical licenses.
Missouri Attorney General says he’ll sue Kansas City over financial help for out-of-state...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Thanks for making me aware of this issue. The republicans need to listen to the majority of voters and back off of this.
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PO2 Russell "Russ" Lincoln They Wont, they are Playing to their Base, White "Christian" Sharia, Pure and Simple!
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..."“This relates to negotiation purely with our insurance plans as to how we make sure that types of reproductive care that were available more than one week ago continue to be available to our employees, something that we've seen a number of private sector employees do as well as others,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said at Thursday’s council meeting.
The city of St. Louis is considering a bill that would create a $1 million fund using American Rescue Plan dollars to provide support to people seeking an abortion outside Missouri.
Abortions remain legal in Kansas. On Aug. 2, Kansas will hold a referendum on whether to amend the state Constitution to make it clear that the right to an abortion is not rooted in the document. If voters approve the amendment, it would likely open the door to the GOP-controlled legislature enacting further abortion restrictions."
..."“This relates to negotiation purely with our insurance plans as to how we make sure that types of reproductive care that were available more than one week ago continue to be available to our employees, something that we've seen a number of private sector employees do as well as others,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said at Thursday’s council meeting.
The city of St. Louis is considering a bill that would create a $1 million fund using American Rescue Plan dollars to provide support to people seeking an abortion outside Missouri.
Abortions remain legal in Kansas. On Aug. 2, Kansas will hold a referendum on whether to amend the state Constitution to make it clear that the right to an abortion is not rooted in the document. If voters approve the amendment, it would likely open the door to the GOP-controlled legislature enacting further abortion restrictions."
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