Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens calls out ‘fake news’ reporting on pregnancy center protections

After the city of St. Louis, Missouri, passed an “abortion sanctuary” law discriminating against pro-life pregnancy centers, Governor Eric Greitens called a special session of the Missouri Legislature to protect these centers’ rights. A press release on the session in June 2017 noted that the session would “focus on protecting pregnancy resource centers and proposals for common-sense health and safety standards in abortion clinics.” Gov. Greitens stated in a video at the time that a court decision had “weakened our state’s health standards in abortion clinics,” so the session would propose some “common-sense standards to keep Missourians safe.” Greitens said:

While some might think that surely there are already annual inspections, plans for complications, and standard procedures for 911 calls in place at abortion facilities, this is not necessarily the case. All three of these proposals address actual gaps and problems related to safety protocol at abortion facilities.

Live Action News’ Kristi Burton Brown reported at the time of the special session:

Regarding ambulance calls, Brown writes:

Now, Gov. Greitens is speaking out on the biased and inaccurate media reporting on this special session called to protect the rights of pro-lifers in the state and to protect women from a predatory abortion industry:

Greitens said in the video:

Media bias in favor of the abortion industry is rampant, with members of the media frequently using abortion giant Planned Parenthood’s own talking points as if they were proven facts — with no actual fact checking whatsoever. For example, in the video below, you can see how members of the media parrot Planned Parenthood’s claims that abortion equates to only 3 percent of its services — a claim given “three Pinocchios” by the not-exactly-pro-life Washington Post:

Debunking Planned Parenthood's "3%" Abortion Myth

Bottom line: It helps to actually read the text of the bill you’re protesting before you publish an article making false claims about it. But then, facts never really were the strong suit of the abortion industry or its supporters.