Clare, left, a registered nurse, and Selina Sandoval, Associate Medical Director, prepare to provide the first procedural abortion for a patient on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at Planned Parenthood Great ...

A state appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether Missouri Republicans erred in how they drafted a constitutional amendment banning abortion that voters will see on next year's ballot. Last ...

Pai-Thompson said although abortion is essential health care, it remains regulated by state laws that are now discriminatory ...

Missouri Republicans are pushing a change that would move most high-profile legal fights — including ballot initiative ...

A trial in Missouri illustrates how hard it is to restore abortion rights, even when voters demand it ...

A Missouri appeals court rewrote the language for a proposed abortion ban set to appear on the November 2026 ballot after the judges concluded Thursday that the previous wording drafted by Republican ...

Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics can currently perform procedural abortions but state laws limit the scope of care, and medication abortion is blocked. A trial in Jackson County could clarify which ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri appeals court panel ordered new wording Thursday for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state, ruling that voters must be told the amendment ...

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JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. – Three Missouri judges have approved changes to the wording of a ballot measure that, if passed, could reinstate abortion bans across the state in most cases. On Thursday, the ...