But those laws remain a hurdle and straightforward access to abortions has yet to resume, said Bethany Lewis, executive ...
MSNBC host Joy Reid argued that the level of restriction against abortion and contraception basically makes Missouri a slave ...
When Missouri House of Representatives Speaker Dean Plocher (R-St. Louis County) said of the abortion rights initiative petition “I believe it will pass. Absolutely,” it was one of the few ...
Missouri abortion rights advocates turned in more than 380,000 signatures — more than twice the required 171,000 — for a ...
Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood, seen here in 2019, answers questions during a state hearing. Medical students and residents increasingly come to Dr. Colleen ...
The party has strong candidates up and down the ballot, and a referendum could bring out enough young voters to turn this red state purple. An abortion-rights protester holding a “No MO Abortion ...
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, speaks with potential voters at a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is up for reelection this year ...
St. Charles, Missouri — Democrat Lucas Kunce is trying to pin reproductive care restrictions on Sen. Josh Hawley, betting it will boost his chances of unseating the Republican incumbent in November.
Missouri’s legislative session closed with a sad display of how little lawmakers identifying as “pro-life” care about helping ...
The need for more robust and accessible maternal health care is particularly stark in Missouri, where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have lamented the state’s woeful maternal and infant ...
Patricia Lopez is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. She is a former member of the editorial board at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she also worked as a senior ...
The Missouri state flag is seen flying outside the Missouri State Capitol Building on Jan. 17, 2021 in Jefferson City (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images). Missouri’s legislative session closed with a sad ...