Linda Leicht is a freelance writer in Springfield. She spent 36 years as a reporter and editor for newspapers in Missouri and Arkansas until “retiring” in 2014.
“Medicaid insurance is for very, very low-income people in our state,” said a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri. By defunding the reproductive health-care provider, legislators would be "taking away care for very low-income patients at Planned Parenthood.”
