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STL mayor signs abortion plan, as attorney general files suit

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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones on Thursday signed a bill that puts $1 million toward helping women get abortions in Illinois, where the procedure is legal.

Meanwhile, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed suit against the city to block the ordinance.

“I will not back down when our opponents threaten, bully or demean our city, especially an attorney general more concerned with chasing clout than care," Jones said. “Bring it.”

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