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In 2014, there was only one abortion clinic in the state. [58] In 2014, 99% of the counties in the state did not have an abortion clinic. That year, 94% of women in the state aged 15–44 lived in a county without an abortion clinic. [57] In March 2016, there were 13 Planned Parenthood clinics in the state. [59]
In May, the clinic saw 732 abortion patients; 45 were from Missouri. Funding needs have skyrocketed since Roe fell, and she’s seen the number of Missouri patients seeking abortions in their ...
An abortion clinic is a medical facility that provides abortions. Abortion clinics may be private or public medical practices or nonprofit organizations. In 27 major cities, and much of rural America, most people live 100 miles or more from an abortion clinic. [2]
Wade in 2022, state laws and regulations had effectively thwarted Missouri’s sole abortion provider, a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis, from using mifepristone and misoprostol, the two ...
Missouri’s trigger ban outlaws nearly all abortion, but it doesn’t directly mention birth control or Plan B. Clinics like Planned Parenthood are still providing birth control the same way they ...
Abortion in Missouri is legal up to the point of fetal viability as a result of 2024 Missouri Amendment 3 taking effect on December 6, 2024, 30 days after the November 5, 2024, general election. Clinics are open, and legal challenges to allow access are ongoing.
A 2023 study published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management found that an increase from zero to 100 miles in the travel distance required for an abortion was estimated to reduce ...
A study of the reasons given for requesting a self-managed abortion by the 57,506 individuals who requested this service between March 20, 2018, and March 20, 2020 found the reasons for requests to be: lower cost compared to a clinic (74%), privacy (49%), distance to a clinic (40%), and difficulty getting time off work or school (38%).