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Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick refused to acquiesce to a demand by Attorney General Andrew Bailey to increase the estimated cost of the proposed amendment.
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The Missouri lieutenant governor is running against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and potentially Sen. Bill Eigel in the 2024 governor’s race.
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A Missouri hospital violated federal law by denying Mylissa Farmer an abortion when her water broke at 17 weeks.
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Every state has at least some statute or case law that considers a fetus a person. Missouri is among at least 10 states with personhood language that is so broad it could be interpreted to apply to all civil and criminal laws, according to a report from Pregnancy Justice, a nonprofit that advocates for the rights of pregnant people.
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HHS Secretary Becerra issues warning to hospitals that state laws do not bar providers from providing abortions to stabilize patients with complications.
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The Supreme Court has left the case in the hands of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has scheduled oral arguments in the case for May 17.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has placed a hold on a lower court ruling that restricts access to the abortion drug mifepristone until Wednesday night.
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The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature banned abortions in the state in 2022. But a U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect the availability the abortion drug mifepristone in the Metro East.
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A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone, while a federal judge in Washington state blocked any FDA change in access. Illinois is one of 17 states included in the Washington state lawsuit.
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Missouri’s GOP secretary of state will take on Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and potentially state Sen. Bill Eigel and others in next year’s Republican gubernatorial primary.