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The attorney general is suing St. Louis over its plan to use federal funds to support abortion access. But after the case was moved to federal court, reproductive rights groups worry that a ruling could further curtail abortion access for the entire region.
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Now that Missouri has enacted a law prohibiting almost all abortions, and after seeing the overwhelming support for abortion rights in Kansas, activists may look at their own ballot measure to amend the state constitution.
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Many of the states that are moving to ban abortion — such as Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma — tend to have less access to health care, worse maternal and infant health care outcomes and weaker social supports for children and families.
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Earlier this year, some Republican lawmakers in Missouri unsuccessfully tried to ban taxpayer funding for emergency contraception, which some lawmakers consider a form of abortion.
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Troops seeking abortion in states where it's illegal face career risks: 'They're absolutely trapped'More than 100 military installations are in states where abortion is now banned, including Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood Army Base in Missouri.
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Carbondale, Illinois, is set to become the closest place with abortion access for millions of residents in Missouri and the South.
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Republican and Democratic strategists are recalibrating how much of an issue abortion rights will play in the midterm elections after a decisive vote by Kansans in favor of abortion rights.
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Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade and Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo urged Kansas and Illinois’ governors and their legislative counterparts to take advantage of a potential waiver from President Joe Biden aimed at bolstering access to abortions.
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Kentucky has a similar measure on the ballot, and another is expected in Michigan. But even as advocates analyze the results, they warn that messaging that worked in Kansas may not work nationwide.
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Kansans went to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will advance to the general election in several key races. They also weighed in on whether the state constitution includes the right to an abortion.
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The fate of abortion in Kansas could be in the hands of voters today. They'll decide whether the state constitution explicitly does not protect the right to an abortion.
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As Kansans prepare to vote on the future of abortion, rural western Kansas offers a preview of what life with an abortion ban might eventually look like for the rest of the state.