Health insurance policies must exclude coverage for abortions for any reason except to preserve the woman's life. Coverage may only be obtained through an optional rider for which an additional premium is paid. Mo. Ann. Stat. § 376.805 (Enacted 1983). A court upheld the constitutionality of this law in Coe v. Melahn, 958 F.2d 223 (8th Cir. 1992).
96 percent of Missouri counties have no abortion provider
