Posted on Jun 29, 2022
Missouri AG says state abortion ban does not prohibit Plan B or contraception
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After at least one hospital system in Missouri stopped providing emergency contraception because of ambiguity in the state’s abortion ban, Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office clarified Wednesday that contraception is not prohibited under state law.
“Missouri law does not prohibit the use or provision of Plan B, or contraception,” said Chris Nuelle, a spokesman for Schmitt.
The Kansas City Star first reported late Tuesday night that Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City was no longer providing emergency contraception, citing the “ambiguous” nature of Missouri’s trigger ban.
A spokesperson for Saint Luke’s did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the hospital system would be reversing its decision in the light of Schmitt’s stance.
Other hospital systems have not followed Saint Luke’s lead.
University Health, Kansas City’s safety net hospital and the teaching hospital associated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, will keep offering IUDs and emergency contraceptives, like the Plan B pill, the system’s spokeswoman, Leslie Carto, said in a statement before Schmitt’s office’s announcement.
“Missouri law does not prohibit the use or provision of Plan B, or contraception,” said Chris Nuelle, a spokesman for Schmitt.
The Kansas City Star first reported late Tuesday night that Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City was no longer providing emergency contraception, citing the “ambiguous” nature of Missouri’s trigger ban.
A spokesperson for Saint Luke’s did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the hospital system would be reversing its decision in the light of Schmitt’s stance.
Other hospital systems have not followed Saint Luke’s lead.
University Health, Kansas City’s safety net hospital and the teaching hospital associated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, will keep offering IUDs and emergency contraceptives, like the Plan B pill, the system’s spokeswoman, Leslie Carto, said in a statement before Schmitt’s office’s announcement.
Missouri AG says state abortion ban does not prohibit Plan B or contraception
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."On Tuesday, Gov. Mike Parson told reporters the state health department was evaluating whether the newly-enacted trigger ban applies to contraceptives, according to St. Louis Public Radio.
“The Department of Health will make those clarifications for us,” Parson told St. Louis Public Radio. “I think they’re in the process of making that clarification so everybody knows how we’re going to read that.”
A spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Last year, state lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted to bar certain forms of contraceptives from being paid for through the state’s Medicaid program and have signaled another push may be up for discussion in a post-Roe world."
..."On Tuesday, Gov. Mike Parson told reporters the state health department was evaluating whether the newly-enacted trigger ban applies to contraceptives, according to St. Louis Public Radio.
“The Department of Health will make those clarifications for us,” Parson told St. Louis Public Radio. “I think they’re in the process of making that clarification so everybody knows how we’re going to read that.”
A spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Last year, state lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted to bar certain forms of contraceptives from being paid for through the state’s Medicaid program and have signaled another push may be up for discussion in a post-Roe world."
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