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Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, a coalition of statewide abortion rights groups, has until May 5 to gather more than 171,000 signatures to get a constitutional amendment on November’s ballot. The ballot initiative would legalize abortions up to the point of "fetal viability."
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Last week saw significant developments in two deeply divisive areas of Missouri law. What will lawmakers do with legislation limiting transgender rights and health care this year, and will voters enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution?
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The effort to get an abortion rights amendment on the 2024 ballot has the support of the major abortion advocacy groups in the state. But it’s also drawn criticism from activists over its fetal viability standard.
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Missouri has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country, but a new initiative petition would legalize the practice up to the point of "fetal viability." To qualify for the November ballot, the coalition has until May 5 to gather enough signatures from across the state.
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The bill would authorize people to sue doctors and others who help someone obtain an abortion, but even anti-abortion groups say the bill has "zero" chance of surviving this year's legislative session.
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As lawmakers return to the Missouri Capitol for the 2024 legislation session, Republicans have already filed numerous bills seeking further restrictions on abortion and abortion providers — including one bill that would allow homicide charges against women who have abortions.
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As the 2024 legislative session begins, the Republican-led Missouri General Assembly is prioritizing expanding child care access and restricting ballot initiative restrictions. But the stakes of an election year could exacerbate divisions between the parties.
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"It’s more like gambling than it is health care," said one woman about infertility treatments, "because you’re wagering significant amounts of money... and you might come out with nothing."
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A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kansas is seeing a surge in interstate travel for abortion care, even as lawmakers continue to try and restrict access to the procedure. We take a look back at the biggest news in reproductive healthcare in Kansas in 2023.
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In states where abortion was restricted following the fall of Roe v. Wade, which includes Missouri, a growing number of people are seeking permanent contraception.
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Groups that help Midwesterners pay for abortions have seen a sharp rise in requests for help in 2023. But donations are waning.
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A longtime GOP operative who calls Missouri’s current abortion law "radical" is moving forward with a ballot initiative that would make the procedure legal up to 12 weeks. At the same time, groups pushing for more expansive abortion rights amendments still haven't settled on which proposal they'll try to get on the ballot.