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Missouri
Laws in Detail

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Missouri

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder (R) is anti-choice.
  • Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) is mixed-choice.

Legislature

  • The Missouri House is anti-choice.
  • The Missouri Senate is anti-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Abortion Ban

Missouri bans a safe abortion procedure.
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Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay

Missouri law subjects women seeking abortions to biased counseling requirements and mandatory delays.
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Counseling Ban/Gag Rule

Missouri prohibits certain state employees or organizations receiving state funds from counseling or referring women for abortion services.
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Insurance Prohibition for Abortion

Missouri restricts insurance coverage of abortion.
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Other Anti-Choice Law

Missouri law includes a strongly anti-choice policy statement.
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Public Facilities and Employees Restriction

Missouri prohibits the use of all public facilities and public employees for the performance of abortions.
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Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Missouri allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

Missouri restricts low-income women's access to abortion.
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Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion

Missouri law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental consent.
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Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

Missouri subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Insurance Coverage for Contraception

Missouri law requires health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to provide the same coverage for contraception.
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Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning

Missouri provides certain low-income women increased coverage for Medicaid-funded reproductive health care services.
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OTHER RELEVANT LAWS

Post-Viability Abortion Restriction

Missouri restricts post-viability abortions.
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96 percent of Missouri counties have no abortion provider

See Methodology

Source: Guttmacher Institute

Did You Know?

NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri
Pamela Sumners
Executive Director
P.O. Box 56574 
St. Louis, Missouri 63156
Phone: 314.531.8616
Fax: 314.531.8615

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Click here for related bills currently being considered in Missouri.

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