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Planned Parenthood leaders reject claims abortions drive profit | Jefferson City News-Tribune
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (885+ words) A few years ago, Krystle Armstrong walked into Planned Parenthood in Rolla for a routine well-woman exam -- the kind of appointment people make and forget about. Instead, her pap smear came back abnormal. Her doctor found pre-cancerous cells, and not…...
COMMENTARY: Backing away from the Hyde Amendment is a big deal | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (93+ words) The anger among conservatives about President Donald Trump's comments on the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funds from being used for abortion, is not insider Beltway baseball. It's not a splinter in the MAGA coalition, generously salted by mainstream media…...
PERSPECTIVE: Haley lauds House passage of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (414+ words) Our House this week passed HBs 1667 and 2294, legislation that would establish the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act," requiring that a child born alive during or after an abortion or attempted abortion be afforded the same legal rights and medical care…...
Abortion coverage threatens to prevent congressional deal on health care subsidies | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (726+ words) Despite significant progress, bipartisan Senate negotiations on the subsidies seemed to be near collapse at the end of last week as the abortion dispute appears intractable. "Once we get past this issue, there's decent agreement on everything else," Sen. Bernie…...