Missouri’s abortion ban currently includes an exception for health emergencies of the mother but does not include exceptions for rape and incest. Several initiative petitions filed that seek to add those to the ban are receiving pushback from both sides of the issue,...
St. Louis Congresswoman Cori Bush co-hosted an abortion access roundtable discussion in Washington D.C. this week with Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee. One key topic was access to medication abortions. “Medication abortion pills, like...
State Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, has filed legislation that he says would clarify Missouri’s abortion laws. Razer tells Missourinet that last year’s Roe vs. Wade ruling allowed the state to ban most abortions, but he said the definitions of abortion and pregnancy...
Immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on Friday, Governor Mike Parson signed a proclamation activating the “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act,” ending elective abortions in the state. The ban does not...
