Missouri law says that “life begins at conception.” But conception is not defined, and it is unclear if conception includes embryos create through in vitro fertilization.
The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature banned abortions in the state in 2022. But a U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect the availability the abortion drug mifepristone in the Metro East.
Eli Lilly announced it is reducing insulin prices after years of criticism that the price of the lifesaving diabetes medication had become unaffordable. The move, made amid efforts by California and others to introduce low-cost insulin options to the marketplace, may Sanofi and Novo Nordisk – the two other major drugmakers that sell insulin – to lower their prices too.