Missouri governor won't appeal ruling favoring abortion provider

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Source: stltoday.com



Kurt Erickson 9 hrs ago


JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will not contest a high-profile loss in his administration’s bid to shut down the state’s lone abortion provider.

In a statement from the Republican’s top health official, the administration said its decision to issue an operating license last week to Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis clinic makes an appeal of his yearlong effort to close the facility unneeded.

Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office, which handled the case, concurred.

“The Department of Health and Senior Services has made it clear that they are not interested in pursuing this further since a new license has been issued and the issue is moot, therefore no further action will be taken,” said spokesman Chris Nuelle............................

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Parson speaks at Midwest March for Life

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson speaks at the 2020 Midwest March for Life on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, as state Rep. Sara Walsh, R-Ashland, listens in a crowd of about 500 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Jefferson City. Parson was the first Missouri governor to attend the march or speak at the rally. Photo by Christian Gooden, [e-mail]
Christian Gooden

[sandensea]

1. He should expect tweet tantrumps, misspelled death threats, etc.

If he wanted to be reasonable (even just a little), he picked the wrong party.

[murielm99]

2. If he is so pro-life,

why are the covid cases spiking in his state? There is more than one way to be pro-life, buddy.

[cstanleytech]

3. That is because like many self proclaimed pro life Republicans generally speaking they only

care until its born but after that its not their problem its someone elses.