Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday threatened legal action against Kansas City, the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County if they use federal COVID-19 funds to help Missouri women get abortions outside the state.
Earlier this week, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said he would duplicate the action of the Board of Aldermen in the City of St. Louis and appropriate $1 million from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to help women with transportation, childcare or other needs while obtaining an abortion in Illinois or another state with legalized abortion.
“Using hard-earned taxpayer dollars, whether it be ARPA funds or other forms of revenue, to fund abortions is plainly illegal under Missouri law,” Schmitt, a candidate for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, said in a statement on Friday. “St. Louis City and County, and Kansas City, and any others who attempt to authorize […]
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