Why Is Biden Letting States Like Missouri Defund Planned Parenthood?

10 March 2022 by Mike Bond

Pro-choice supporters with Planned Parenthood staff rally outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St Louis, Mo. (Michael Thomas/Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nationcheck … Read more

Missouri governor’s ‘Christian values’ statement questioned

6 February 2022 by Allen William

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has no “litmus test for appointments,” his spokeswoman said Friday, despite a statement earlier in the week indicating he would only nominate a state health director who shared his “Christian values.” The Republican governor, a Baptist, was angered after the Missouri Senate effectively ousted Donald Kauerauf as director of the Missouri … Read more