Missouri, Abortion

Trial that could permanently end Missouri’s abortion ban set for 2026
Temporary orders have allowed abortion care to resume in Missouri for the first time in years. But a trial will need to take place to overturn the state's ban permanently.
Missouri Clinics Resume Abortions, Following Abortion Rights Referendum
Abortion opponents had tried to block, or severely limit, the procedure, against the will of voters who in November enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.
Trial scheduled that could permanently overturn Missouri’s abortion ban
A Kansas City judge scheduled a trial for next year that could permanently remove Missouri’s abortion ban. The trial date comes after a Jackson County judge put a temporary hold on licensing restrictions last week,
Inside KC clinic for first abortion since end of Missouri ban. ‘Incredibly meaningful’
Sometime after 10 a.m., Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains performed the first elective abortion in the state since voters overturned the state’s ban in November. The moment also marked the first abortion at its Kansas City clinic since 2018.
As abortion services resume in Missouri, protests do, too
ST. LOUIS — As abortion services resume in Missouri, protesters returned to the sidewalks outside the Planned Parenthood offices in St. Louis this week in the frigid cold.
Abortions resume in Missouri as GOP lawmakers strategize possible repeal
Abortions resumed in Missouri over the weekend following a ruling blocking regulations that clinics said made it impossible to provide abortions despite a new constitutional amendment for reproductive rights,
Missouri bill proposes registry for pregnant women considered 'at risk' of seeking abortion
A bill in the Missouri Legislature would, if passed, establish a registry of pregnant women considered at risk of seeking an ...
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Missouri ‘born-alive’ bill could open door to abortion medication lawsuits
Law experts say the Republican bill could also open the door to lawsuits against anyone who assists someone in obtaining a ...
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Missouri lawmaker proposes tracking system for pregnant women 'at risk of seeking an abortion'
A Missouri lawmaker wants the state to create a list of pregnant women who are "at risk" of seeking an abortion.
Missouri abortion clinics to begin operating again after judge’s ruling clears obstacles
The announcement followed a Friday court ruling that invalidated state restrictions a judge deemed "discriminatory" and ...
‘E-Harmony for babies’: Registry would track Missouri women ‘at risk’ of abortion
We’re looking at something like e-Harmony for babies,” bill author Gerard Harms told the House Children and Families ...
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Missouri bill proposes ‘eHarmony for babies’ database for abortion seekers, to improve adoptions
Pregnant Missouri women who are considering an abortion could have their information stored in a proposed database that is being described as “eHarmony for babies.” Rep. Phil Amato, R-Arnold, is the ...
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Abortion access to restart in Missouri, clinics say, following state court ruling
Abortion access is restored in Missouri, providers said, after a state court on Friday blocked restrictions that had prevented them from operating, a major win for abortion rights activists in a ...
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Abortion ban leaves uncertainty around procedure after access restored
Brittany Fatoma, an educational and perinatal doula at the Mid-Missouri Black Doula Collective, said Planned Parenthood's ...