Abortion Rights

Parson Rejects Special Session on Missouri Abortion Law

Critics want legal assurances for medical emergencies and contraceptives

By Monica Obradovic

Jul 15, 2022

Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Thursday shot down a call for a special session to clarify how Missouri's abortion ban law relates to medical emergencies and contraceptives. Missouri law prohibits most abortions except in cases of medical emergency, though medical providers and pregnant Missourians have feared legal retribution as state law provides little specificity on what constitutes a medical emergency...

Missouri Governor Mike Parson says bureaucrats and attorneys shouldn't decide what is life-threatening.

What the Kansas Abortion Vote Means for Missouri

Midwest politico says Democrats need to lean into choice

By Ryan Krull
Aug 3, 2022
Missourians 'Very Nervous' About Kansas Abortion Vote

Kansas City residents are stressed over a proposed amendment they can't vote on

By Ryan Krull
Aug 2, 2022
Southern Illinois Abortion Clinics See Long Wait Periods

Planned Parenthood and Hope Clinic for Women see a surge of out-of-state patients

By Monica Obradovic
Jul 28, 2022
St. Louis County Council Votes Against Abortion Fund Measure

St. Louis City recently passed a similar measure

By Jenna Jones
Jul 20, 2022
Cori Bush Arrested Outside Supreme Court at Pro-Choice Protest

Other members of "The Squad" were also detained

By Jenna Jones
Jul 19, 2022
St. Louis Aldermen Pass $1 Million Abortion Assistance Bill

Pregnant residents could use the money to cover travel or childcare costs

By Monica Obradovic
Jul 15, 2022
Pregnant Women Can't Get Divorced in Missouri

The state's divorce law has come under more scrutiny since the overturning of Roe v. Wade

By Ryan Krull
Jul 13, 2022
VIDEO: Josh Hawley Verbally Spanked On Live TV By Law Professor

A law professor called Josh Hawley out on his transphobic remarks during a Senate hearing

By Jenna Jones
Jul 13, 2022
Post-Roe, St. Louis Doulas Fight to Support Communities of Color

The overturn of Roe could widen disparities between Black and white women

By Olivia Poolos
Jul 11, 2022
Missouri Turns to Internet for Abortion Medication Amid Ban

Abortion pills are available in all 50 states through alternate routes of access

By Monica Obradovic
Jul 8, 2022
Unsurprisingly, Eric Schmitt Vows to Wage War Against Abortion Travel Funds

St. Louis County and City recently announced they'd allot COVID-19 relief funds for abortion access

By Monica Obradovic
Jul 1, 2022
St. Louis County Proposes Fund for Childcare, Abortion Travel

The county’s abortion access proposal mirrors an almost-identical measure in St. Louis city

By Monica Obradovic
Jun 29, 2022
Post-Roe, St. Louis' LGBTQ Community Fears Losing Rights

A recent Supreme Court opinion threatens same-sex marriage and relationships

By Victor Stefanescu
Jun 28, 2022
St. Louis County Prosecutor Will Not Enforce Missouri Abortion Ban

So far, Wesley Bell is the only St. Louis-area prosecutor to refuse the state's strict abortion ban.

By Monica Obradovic
Jun 28, 2022
St. Louis Mayor Supports Abortion Fund Bill, Legal Troubles Could Follow

The bill would put ARPA funds toward abortion access, COVID-19 treatment

By Monica Obradovic
Jun 27, 2022
St. Louis Bill Would Create Abortion, COVID-19 Services Grant Fund

By Monica Obradovic
Jun 24, 2022
Roe v. Wade Overturned, Missouri Has Near-Complete Abortion Ban

By Monica Obradovic
Jun 24, 2022
RFT Wins $4,500 Grant To Investigate Reproductive Rights

By Rosalind Early
Jun 9, 2022
Oklahoma Abortion Ban Will Impact Missouri Women

An expert says that most Missouri women go out of state for care

By Ryan Krull
May 20, 2022
St. Louis Turns Out for Abortion-Rights Rally

By Rosalind Early
May 14, 2022