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Coverage dated June 23, 2022

Missouri bans most abortions after US Supreme Court ruling

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most abortions are now illegal in Missouri following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended a constitutional protection for abortion. A 2019 Missouri law prohibits abortions “except in cases of medical emergency.

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  1. Missouri Independent

    Abortion is now illegal in Missouri in wake of U.S. Supreme Court ruling • Missouri Independent (opens Missouri Independent)

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    Missouri Independent's feed description

    Under Missouri’s trigger law, abortions will only be permitted in cases of a medical emergency, with no exceptions for rape or incest.

  2. Breitbart News

    Missouri Becomes First State to End Abortion: 'A Momentous Day' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Missouri became the first state on Friday to effectively end abortion once the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Attorney general, governor issue opinions outlawing abortion in Missouri (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Attorney General Eric Schmitt's action are based on a 2019 law that restricts abortion in Missouri.

  4. KSDK

    Missouri and abortions post-Roe: What you need to know (opens KSDK)

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    KSDK's feed description

    Abortion in Missouri is now legal only in cases of medical emergency.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Missouri bans most abortions after US Supreme Court ruling (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most abortions are now illegal in Missouri following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended a constitutional protection for abortion. A 2019 Missouri law prohibits abortions “except in cases of medical emergency.

  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Abortion foes celebrate Missouri's ban after Supreme Court decision; advocates vow political fight (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    Missouri became the first state to ban abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday, setting off a celebration by anti-abortion activists and vows of a political fight by abortion-rights supporters.

  7. Townhall

    Missouri is the First State to Use 'Trigger Laws' Banning Abortion After Supreme Court Ruling (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Trigger laws are taking effect following the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, banning abortion entirely in certain states. Trigger laws, which is the automatic banning of abortions the

  8. RedState

    BREAKING: Abortion Is Now Officially Illegal in Missouri, Except to Save the Mother's Life (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Missouri is the first state to activate its trigger law to make abortion illegal.

  9. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Attorney general issues opinion outlawing abortion in Missouri (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Attorney General Eric Schmitt's action are based on a 2019 law that restricts abortion in Missouri.

  10. The Center Square

    'Trigger law' makes Missouri first to regulate abortion after overturning of Roe v. Wade (opens The Center Square)

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    The Center Square's feed description

    (The Center Square) – Two of Missouri's top Republican leaders took prescribed action today to regulate abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade. Missouri became the first

  11. Insider

    Missouri becomes first state to ban abortion following the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Missouri was one of 13 US states that set up "trigger bans" designed to immediately ban abortions within the state once Roe v. Wade was overturned.

  12. BizPac Review

    Texas and Missouri first states to END abortion following historic SCOTUS ruling: ‘Monumental day’ (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Just hours after Roe v. Wade is overturned, Missouri and Texas become first states in the nation to officially ban abortion

  13. Newsweek

    Missouri bans all abortions minutes after SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Missouri became the first state to invoke its trigger law banning all abortions in the state, except for in cases of medical emergencies.

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