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Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment. Those clinics could face a funding gap because of a Trump administration delay....
Poll suggests anti-trans care sentiments could sway abortion ban vote in November
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) Missourians" views on gender-affirming care for minors could sway voter support for a constitutional ban on most abortions in the state, a St. Louis University and You Gov poll released this week indicates. The amendment would prohibit abortions in the…...
Josh Hawley calls on Congress to ban abortion pill mifepristone
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (723+ words) U. S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling on Congress to withdraw federal approval of a drug commonly used in abortions. The Missouri Republican introduced a bill Wednesday that would strip the pill mifepristone of its approval from the Food and Drug Administration,…...
Planned Parenthood CEO has higher hopes for abortion access in Missouri in 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) As a landmark trial over the legality of Missouri's restrictions on abortion begins in Kansas City, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers CEO Margot Riphagen said she remains hopeful that this coming year will be different from the last. In 2025, multiple injunctions…...