SO THE “SHOW ME” STATE IS NOW THE “SHUT UP” STATE? Missouri state senator seeks to block University of Missouri student’s dissertation on abortion regulations.

Sen. Schaefer argues that the dissertation is a “marketing aid” for Planned Parenthood because the study will, among other things, document the effects of a recently enacted 72-hour waiting period law in the state. Missouri law currently prohibits the use of tax dollars to encourage a woman to have an abortion unless it is “necessary to save her life.” Sen. Schaefer seems to believe that the dissertation may violate this prohibition.

Two thoughts: (1) That’s as dumb as the campus anti-speech stuff from the left; and (2) Dumb or not, Mizzou, and other universities, should look forward to a lot more scrutiny from state legislatures in coming years.