SPRINGFIELD, March 21, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Monday, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt called for $500,000 in state funds for the Show Me Healthy Women Program which would provide funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings.
In examining ways to increase funding for life-saving screenings, the Blunt Administration found that previous administrations had programmed taxpayer money to go to Planned Parenthood in Springfield and Joplin through the program. Blunt immediately took steps to stop the funding while expanding access to screenings for women in the Springfield and Joplin areas.
“Patients should not have to go to an abortion clinic to access life saving tests,” Blunt said. “Today I put an end to taxpayer dollars going to Planned Parenthood in Springfield and Joplin through the Show Me Healthy Women Program. This ensures women may access important preventative care without contributing to abortion providers’ goal of facilitating the destruction of innocent life.”