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As the last Planned Parenthood clinic in Missouri battled the state to renew its license, the liberal broadcast networks rushed to the defense of the organization during their Tuesday evening newscasts. While they decried the momentum of pro-life legislation, then neglected to answer the “why” portion of why the license was in jeopardy.
“Missouri could become the first state in the nation with no abortion clinic. This Planned Parenthood facility in St. Louis going to court to stay open beyond Friday, unable to reach an agreement with Missouri's health department to renew its license,” correspondent Anne Thompson announced in a repulsed tone during NBC Nightly News.
Thompson bemoaned how a combination of “no clinic and a new law [banning abortion after eight weeks]” would leave women with no options to have their babies killed. “Last week, a federal judge blocked a similar Mississippi law, finding it, quote, ‘threatens immediate harm to women's rights,’” Thomas touted.
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