by Alisa Nelson | Jun 21, 2019 | Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has rejected the license renewal application of the St. Louis Planned Parenthood to provide abortions. The move puts Missouri on track to be the only state in the nation without a clinic offering abortions since...
by Ashley Byrd | May 29, 2019 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Gov. Mike Parson says the state is not treating Planned Parenthood in St. Louis differently than any other health care facility. He says health violations and deficiences were cited by DHSS months ago. According to DHSS, “These concerns are not limited to, but...
by Alisa Nelson | May 16, 2019 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News
After about 15 hours of stalling and negotiating, the Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. During the wee hours this morning, the chamber endorsed the measure along party lines that includes exceptions for medical...
by Mike Lear | Mar 7, 2013 | News
A House Committee has heard arguments for and against a bill that would make it a crime to perform an abortion for a woman who wants it because of her unborn child’s sex or a genetic abnormality. The legislation is sponsored by Representative John McCaherty...
by Mike Lear | Feb 14, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The Catholic Church says a federal mandate regarding insurance coverage for contraceptives is an attack on religious liberty. Catholic doctrine opposes the use of contraception and the church says the mandate forces church-affilated charities, hospitals and schools to...
