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Groups affiliated with the Catholic Church have been at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement, in Missouri and elsewhere. But many Catholics don’t agree.
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The Pittsburg health center will be the third clinic providing abortions to open in Kansas since the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, causing an influx of patients from surrounding states.
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Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri no longer perform abortions; their affiliates in Illinois and Kansas do. Despite a new law restricting Medicaid reimbursements, the Missouri clinics continue to provide services such as contraceptive care, STI testing, cancer screenings and wellness checks.
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A lawsuit appears likely over the measure, which goes into effect later this year. Missouri Republicans had tried for years to stop any funds from going to abortion providers or their affiliates.
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A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion, such as Missouri and Kansas.
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The new law will go into effect Aug. 28. Planned Parenthood, Democratic lawmakers and health organizations say the ban will cause the most harm to low-income Missourians who rely on the clinics for contraceptives, STI testing, cancer screenings and more.
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Between efforts to get abortion rights enshrined in the constitution, legalize sports gambling, and raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Missouri has multiple citizen-led ballot measures in the works for this year's elections. The campaigns all submitted their petition signatures over the last few days.
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Working on a tight deadline, advocates collected signatures from around the state supporting a vote to restore the right to abortions, which are now banned in Missouri except for medical emergencies.
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After recent losses in states like Kansas and Ohio, anti-abortion activists say they must take a more aggressive approach in Missouri, using a low-budget grassroots to stop an initiative petition from putting a constitutional right to an abortion in the hands of voters.
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Missouri is shaping up to be big battleground over abortion rights in November. Even in this solidly Republican state, where the procedure is almost entirely illegal, many Catholics say they support a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution.
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Missouri Republicans could play a key role in legalizing abortion later this year. Even though many GOP voters don't agree with their party on abortion rights, they may still support other candidates on the ballot. Plus: Adopted from an orphanage in Russia, Anna McCune is pouring her heart into making sure Kansas City's kids don’t experience what she did growing up.
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Voters in Missouri could show that abortion rights initiatives are not a down-ballot Democratic dream everywhere, especially if GOP voters who dislike their party's views on abortion rights still like candidates on most other issues.