The city of St. Louis in Missouri is being sued by the state’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, for passing a bill that seeks to offer women funds to travel out-of-state for abortions.
On July 15, the Board of Alderman of St. Louis passed Board Bill 61 (BB61), which sets up a $1.5 million “Reproductive Equity Fund,” with the money coming from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
While $1 million is set aside for abortion access, including meeting expenses like logistics, transportation, and childcare, the remaining $500,000 will be utilized for providing “reproductive health care access,” which includes abortion, according to a July 21 news release from Schmitt’s office….