HT Jay at Stop the ACLU.
From LifeSiteNews:
The US Supreme Court confirmed a lower court order granting a Missouri prisoner access to an abortion, despite a law that forbids state funds from being used to pay for the procedure. The Supreme Court decision was published without comment.Continue reading here.[snip]
Gov. Matt Blunt blasted US District Judge Dean Whipple after he ruled earlier Friday that he would not grant the state’s appeal. “This is an outrageous order from an activist federal judge that offends Missouri values,” he said in a statement. “I call on the attorney general to vigorously pursue all available legal options to overturn this offensive federal mandate. It is time for him to aggressively argue that this is an inappropriate use of taxpayer resources and contrary to state law.”
On the surface this looks like a "pro-choice" decision by the highest court, but let's wait and see how it plays out.
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