Rape hotline reporting requirement in petition criticized | Jefferson City News Tribune
When Trish Mitchell got an abortion three decades ago in Missouri, she didn't tell the doctor her pregnancy was a result of sexual assault.
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When Trish Mitchell got an abortion three decades ago in Missouri, she didn't tell the doctor her pregnancy was a result of sexual assault.
The group behind a proposed ballot initiative that would add rape exceptions to Missouri’s abortion ban says a reporting requirement would give victims access to help. But some survivor advocacy
THE Conservative US state of Kansas has voted to protect abortion rights in a referendum.
In 2019, Missouri's legislature passed arguably the most important law restricting abortion rights in the state’s history — banning most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Now that moment appears to be imminent.
Abortion-rights activists say their best hope to roll back a ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned could be at the federal level.