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Dec 29, 2022

Missouri judge hands Planned Parenthood a Medicaid win

A judge has rejected Missouri lawmaker's effort to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving any public funding.

Jul 2, 2020

Supreme Court strikes down abortion-clinic funding ban

The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down a portion of an appropriations bill that barred Medicaid funding for “any abortion facility” in Missouri after finding it violated a constitutional prohibition on multiple-subject bills.

Jun 26, 2020

Missouri’s only abortion clinic gets license

Missouri's health department on Thursday issued another license to the state's only abortion clinic following a yearlong legal battle over whether the Planned Parenthood center could stay open.

May 29, 2020

Ruling means Missouri’s last abortion clinic stays open

Missouri’s only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided Friday that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of the Planned Parenthood facility in St. Louis. Missouri Administrative Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi’s decision means Missouri will not become the first state without a functioning […]

Jan 21, 2020

Planned Parenthood endorses challenger to Sen. Susan Collins

Planned Parenthood has endorsed a Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, saying Collins “turned her back” on women and citing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as well as other judicial nominees who oppose abortion. Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, welcomed the endorsement from […]

Jan 21, 2020

Planned Parenthood endorses challenger to Sen. Susan Collins

Planned Parenthood has endorsed a Democratic challenger to Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, saying Collins “turned her back” on women and citing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as well as other judicial nominees who oppose abortion. Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, welcomed the endorsement from […]

Dec 10, 2019

Missouri Supreme Court weighs funding ban for abortion clinic

Whether Missouri lawmakers can use an appropriations bill to strip Planned Parenthood of funding appears to hinge on whether doing so effectively rewrote the state’s Medicaid payment scheme. The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Dec. 10 on language in the Department of Social Services’ appropriations bill for fiscal year 2019, which barred funding for “any […]

Dec 10, 2019

Missouri, Planned Parenthood argue in Supreme Court over funding

Government funding for Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics is at stake in a lawsuit argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. State attorneys asked Supreme Court judges to back the Republican-led Legislature’s decision to block funding from Planned Parenthood. The Attorney General’s Office appealed to the high court after a lower court in June ruled the […]

Dec 10, 2019

Missouri, Planned Parenthood head to court over funding

Government funding for Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics is at stake in a lawsuit set to be argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. State attorneys are asking Supreme Court judges to back the Republican-led Legislature’s decision to block funding from Planned Parenthood. The Attorney General’s Office appealed to the high court after a lower […]

Oct 31, 2019

Doctor at Missouri abortion clinic defends patient care

The top doctor at Missouri’s sole abortion clinic this week defended its handling of four patients who faced complications — women whose care has been cited by the state as it seeks to revoke the clinic’s license. The testimony from Dr. Colleen McNicholas at a hearing that could determine the St. Louis clinic’s fate came […]

Oct 31, 2019

Doctor at Missouri abortion clinic defends patient care

The top doctor at Missouri’s sole abortion clinic this week defended its handling of four patients who faced complications — women whose care has been cited by the state as it seeks to revoke the clinic’s license. The testimony from Dr. Colleen McNicholas at a hearing that could determine the St. Louis clinic’s fate came […]

Oct 28, 2019

Hearing begins on fate of Missouri’s lone abortion clinic

The fate of Missouri’s only abortion clinic is at stake starting Monday, when a member of the state’s Administrative Hearing Commission will begin hearing arguments over whether the clinic can keep its abortion license. The hearing at a downtown St. Louis state office building is expected to last five days. Missouri officials have asked St. […]

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