Abortion

Temporary motions have put a hold on the state’s near-total abortion ban, but a trial will need to take place to overturn the ban permanently.

Republicans say that putting a new measure on the ballot to undo Amendment 3 is a priority for this legislative session.

A Kansas City judge on Friday ruled that licensing requirements that were keeping clinics from providing abortions were discriminatory. Planned Parenthood Great Rivers this week will begin offering its first abortion appointments in years.

The move comes months after Missourians voted to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution.

The resolution, if passed by voters, would remove the provisions that were in Amendment 3 and instead allow abortion only in cases of rape, incest, medical emergencies or fetal anomalies.

Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 in November 2024, enshrining the right to an abortion. The procedure still isn't available in the state, as a judge considers Planned Parenthood's lawsuit to strike down several abortion restrictions in state law.

In a wide-ranging interview with St. Louis Public Radio the day after his first State of the State address as Missouri’s governor, Kehoe discussed a host of issues including public safety, taxes and education funding.

With Republicans firmly in control of the House and Senate, as well as the governorship, the GOP has the ability to pass its agenda, but that’s not a sure thing.

"I'm here to fight for not only my future but for everybody else's," said Creve Coeur’s Daltin Fontana. "The only way that we can really make a change is by showing people that we're here."

State Rep. Wick Thomas, who worked as a librarian, is hoping to educate colleagues about why libraries are vital to communities.