abortion

May 15, 2025

Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape an incest.

Apr 16, 2025

Missouri lawmakers advance proposed repeal of abortion-rights measure approved by voters

Missouri’s Republican-led House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday asking voters to repeal an abortion-rights measure they narrowly approved last year and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest.

Mar 5, 2025

Trump administration set to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

The Trump administration signaled Tuesday it will move to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, even in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic reversal from the previous administration in a closely watched lawsuit.

Feb 17, 2025

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.

Mar 1, 2024

Missouri sues Planned Parenthood based on conservative group’s sting video

Missouri's attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally taking minors into Kansas to obtain abortions without parental consent, basing the allegation on a video from a conservative group that has promoted false claims on other issues.

Feb 28, 2024

Missouri lawmakers try again to block Medicaid money from going to Planned Parenthood

Missouri's Republican lawmakers are once again trying to block federal health care dollars from going to the state's Planned Parenthood clinics, this time weeks after the Missouri Supreme Court thwarted a previous attempt to end that funding.

Feb 21, 2024

Prosecutor asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to take abortion appeal directly

A Republican prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to decide whether a 174-year-old state law bans abortion in the state without waiting for a ruling from a lower appellate court.

Feb 8, 2024

Republican effort to restore abortion rights in Missouri folds

A Republican-led campaign to restore abortion rights in Missouri ended Thursday, clearing the path for a competing, more sweeping constitutional amendment to get on the state's November ballot.

Jan 29, 2024

Republican legislatures in some states, including Missouri, trying to keep abortion off the ballot

Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on anti-abortion strategies seen in other states, including last year in Ohio.

Jan 18, 2024

Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow restrictions

A Missouri abortion-rights campaign announced Thursday that it's throwing support behind an amendment to the state constitution that would enshrine access to the procedure while allowing restrictions in later stages of pregnancy.

Jan 17, 2024

Fundraising off to slow start in fight over Missouri abortion amendment

What’s expected to be an expensive and bitter fight over multiple Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures so far has not attracted much money.

Nov 21, 2023

Supreme Court declines to hear Republican appeals on abortion ballot initiatives

The Supreme Court of Missouri declined on Monday to take two cases in which Republicans sought to reverse appellate court decisions on their efforts to influence 2024 abortion ballot measures.