 Striving to honor and uphold our values is the Governor's most basic commitment as a public servant, parent, and spouse. Matt Blunt is a clear and strong voice for the traditional values that make America the greatest nation in history and provide the foundation for what is good and lasting in our families and communities.
Protecting Children from Sex Predators. To protect children from sexual predators, Blunt signed legislation to require lifetime electronic monitoring of individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses against children. Missouri is one of only five states in the U.S. with this strong, pro-child policy. He also championed and enacted Missouri's Jessica's Law, mandating life in prison for child sex offenders.
Cracking Down on Meth. Governor Blunt enacted strong anti-meth legislation to crack down on the illegal drug, resulting in a 40 percent decrease in meth incidents as meth-makers folded up shop in Missouri. The new law makes it much tougher for illicit drug makers to get over-the-counter cold medicines that contain key ingredients for meth.
Protecting Innocent Life. The first pro-life Governor of Missouri since 1992, Governor Blunt summoned a special legislative session to protect the lives of innocent children from abortion. He won passage of laws to prohibit transporting minors to other states for abortions without parental consent and to protect women by requiring abortion "clinics" to have local hospital access.
Stopping State Payments to Abortion Providers. Governor Blunt halted payments to Planned Parenthood when he discovered taxpayer dollars were being used to fund the nation's largest abortion provider. At the same time, he increased funding for health screenings for Show-Me Healthy women by $500,000, helping more than 1,200 additional women get this important care without compromising their values by visiting abortionists.
Supporting Pregnancy Resource Center. Blunt is helping protect the lives of innocent children by enacting a tax credit for charitable donations for pregnancy resource centers that do not perform abortions or refer women to abortionists.
Encouraging Alternatives to Abortion. The Governor signed legislation making the Alternatives to Abortion program permanent, offering counseling and services to pregnant women and encouraging them to carry their unborn children to term. Another important component of this legislation keeps abortion providers like Planned Parenthood out of Missouri classrooms.
Protecting Indvidual Rights. Governor Blunt believes the government must respect the religious and moral convictions of all people, including health care providers. Blunt supports "conscience protection" for pharmacists who cannot in good conscience dispense products they find morally objectionable as abortion-related.
Upholding Traditional Marriage. The Governor stood with the overwhelming majority of Missouri voters in his support for protecting traditional marriage from activist liberal judges. In August 2004, Blunt support Missouri's constitutional definition of marriage as the union between a man and a woman.
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