Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent

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  Missouri senator renews push to ban shackling of pregnant people in city and county jails

  A bill would outlaw the use of restraints in the third trimester, during labor and for the first 48 hours postpartum “except in extraordinary circumstances.” 

  Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent · January 13, 2025

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  Missouri doulas give up wages to serve women on Medicaid. Legislators hope to fix that.

  Doulas and birth centers are considered part of the solution to Missouri’s ‘unacceptable’ maternal mortality crisis. But current law makes it difficult to help mothers most in need.

  Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent · March 21, 2024

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  In Missouri, one abortion rights initiative petition is ending as another kicks into gear

  Pitched as the ‘moderate’ effort to roll back Missouri’s abortion ban, Jamie Corley is ending her campaign to add rape and incest exemptions to the state constitution.

  Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent · February 9, 2024