Jackson County Democrat Jolie Justus legally married her partner Shonda Garrison this past weekend in Iowa becoming the first Missouri legislator to step onto the Senate floor as a legally married gay.
"We're going to create a situation where women who have to drive already from across the state because we've already put all the other ones out of business, are going to now take two, three, four days off of work, away from their families, away from school, drive across the state. They may not have the money to do this but they're not going to have a choice. They're going to come in, and they're going to have two visits," said Jolie Justus,..
The bill did not gain the support of two of the Senate's more liberal Democrats, senators Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, and Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County.
Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Jackson, who is gay, said she wasn't sure why Oxford was left off the committee but thinks it would be a shame if sexual orientation was the reason.
Kansas City Senator Jolie Justus (JUSTICE) introduced the bill and says it's a step toward preventing the second most common type of cancer in young women.
Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, introduced a bill to the Senate Health Committee that will mandate the dissemination of HPV and cervical cancer information to female students' parents.
Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, introduced a bill to the Senate Health Committee that will mandate the dissemination of HPV and cervical cancer information to female students' parents.
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