-
Missouri continues to see maternal and infant mortality rates, breast and cervical cancer death rates, preterm births, congenital syphilis and depression around pregnancy at rates that are higher than the national average. It also fared among the worst nationally for mental health.
-
Records from Missouri election authorities show that the campaigns to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution and increase the minimum wage have both turned in more than enough valid signatures. The Missouri Secretary of State then needs to certify the ballot measures.
-
Crystal Quade and Mike Hamra are facing off in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Both believe an abortion-rights amendment could help them win the governor’s mansion in November.
-
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reaffirmed that abortion rights are protected by the state constitution, and that lawmakers seeking to restrict abortion must meet a high “strict scrutiny” test. It was a decision that cemented Kansas' role as a key abortion access point for patients across the broader region.
-
Abortion providers say the law, which requires them to report women's reasons for getting abortions to state officials, is invasive and unconstitutional. Anti-abortion groups say it will provide meaningful data to policymakers.
-
Abortion bans in some Midwestern states are forcing families to seek abortions outside of their home states. In Nebraska, one family's pregnancy was diagnosed with a complication late in the first trimester, right when the state's ban kicks in.
-
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. Missouri — which has some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country — was the first state to ban almost all abortions, leaving thousands of Missourians to seek other ways to access the medical procedure.
-
A lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey accusing Planned Parenthood of transporting minors out of state for abortions will move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday evening.
-
In the two years following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned abortion protections nationwide, the practice was almost entirely banned in Missouri. Meanwhile, clinics in Kansas have seen out-of-state abortion patients skyrocket.
-
Circuit Judge Jason Sengheiser said it was not up to the court to make a judgment on the soundness of the abortion policy but whether its language violated the constitution.
-
The court said that the challengers, a group called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, had no right to be in court at all. It's a loss for the Missouri and Kansas attorneys general, who had both joined the lawsuit seeking to remove mifepristone nationwide.
-
Despite outcries from families following the temporary blocking of in vitro fertilization services in Alabama earlier this year, Missouri lawmakers failed to pass legislation guaranteeing the procedure.