Anna Spoerre\Missouri Independent
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Democrats filibustered for more than 11 hours before sending the bill back to the House for the final vote.
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In the majority of Missouri’s rising cases of congenital syphilis, mothers had little to no prenatal care, highlighting a larger issue of maternal health care access. Legislation introduced in the House and Senate aims to address the crisis
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As amendments aimed at legalizing abortion in cases of rape or incest were voted down, one Republican state senator defended the decision saying, "God does not make mistakes."
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A trio of tax credits, along with a funding boost for a subsidy program for low-income children, won a mention in Gov. Mike Parson's annual State of the State Address last week.
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Abortion rights advocates said cutting funding to Planned Parenthood would be a 'devastating blow' to the state's public health safety net.
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The campaign has the support of the major abortion advocacy groups in Missouri, but it's also drawn criticism from activists over its fetal viability standard.