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Missouri :: NARAL Pro-Choice America

MISSOURI

NEWS & UPDATES

Restricting Medication Abortion

A bill in Missouri would make it significantly more difficult for women, especially those in rural areas, to access medication abortion (known as RU 486 or mifepristone).

GRADE

Missouri's grade on choice-related laws:

Methodology

ACCESS FACT

97 percent of Missouri counties have no abortion provider

Methodology

Source: Guttmacher Institute

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know anti-choice legislators in Missouri championed legislation that would restrict women's access to birth control?

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STATE AFFILIATE

NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri
info@prochoicemissouri.org
Website
Facebook page
Twitter: @NARALMissouri
Phone: 314.531.8616
Fax: 314.531.8615

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

• Governor 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. Details » Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay Missouri law subjects women seeking abortion services to biased-counseling requirements and mandatory delays. Details » Counseling Ban/Gag Rule Missouri prohibits certain state employees and organizations receiving state funds from counseling or referring women for abortion services. Details » Insurance Prohibition for Abortion Missouri restricts insurance coverage of abortion for all individuals. Details » Other Anti-Choice Law Missouri law includes a strongly anti-choice policy statement. Details » Public Facilities and Employees Restriction Missouri prohibits the use of all public facilities and public employees for abortion services. Details » Refusal to Provide Medical Services Missouri allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive-health services, information, or referrals. Details » Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion Missouri restricts low-income women's access to abortion. Details » Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Missouri law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental consent. Details » Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) Missouri subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals. Details »

PRO-CHOICE LAWS Contraceptive Equity Missouri law requires health-insurance plans that cover prescription medication to provide the same coverage for contraception. Details » Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning Missouri provides certain low-income women increased coverage for Medicaid-funded family-planning services. Details »

OTHER RELEVANT LAWS Post-Viability Abortion Restriction Missouri restricts post-viability abortion. Details »