Missouri’s next abortion fight is here

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning,

Missouri’s reproductive-rights debate is moving on two tracks at once: toward another statewide vote over abortion access, and toward a more modest legislative change aimed at making birth control easier to obtain.

Voters who ended Missouri’s near-total abortion ban in 2024 are being asked this November to revisit that decision through a new Amendment 3. At the same time, lawmakers have sent Gov. Mike Kehoe a bill that would let privately insured Missourians pick up a year’s supply of hormonal birth control at once.

Anna Spoerre brings us both stories this morning.

by Anna Spoerre

The campaign opposing November’s abortion measure is framing the vote as an attempt to reverse the 2024 election, while supporters argue the amendment would restore restrictions and add protections they say voters should approve.

by Anna Spoerre

After years of stalled efforts and confusion over contraception, a bipartisan bill would expand access to a one-year supply of birth control — a change advocates say matters especially in rural Missouri.

by Tierney Kugel

Healthcare providers nationwide are expected to lose about $1.4 trillion in funding over the next decade, including roughly $1 trillion from Medicaid and $400 billion from Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage.

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