VP Harris blasts draft Supreme Court decision
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is blasting the draft U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn federal abortion rights.…
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GOP eyes amending Missouri constitution to ensure no right to abortion exists post-Roe
If a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade holds true, nearly all abortions in Missouri would become illegal. But…
Supreme Court draft suggests Roe v. Wade could be overturned
WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe…
Black catholic nuns have compelling, long-overlooked history
Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams – who grew up Black and Catholic in Memphis, Tenn. – knew…
Judge orders DHSS to pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees in license dispute
A Cole County judge denied the state health department’s attempt to relitigate a case stemming from a 2019 licensing dispute…
$500,000 for doula training program named for Cora Faith Walker is included in House’s state budget plan
After 28 hours of labor, Adrianne Blakemore felt incredible joy when her first son came into the world in 2017,…
With few in-state abortions, Missouri lawmakers look toward a post-Roe v. Wade future
As restrictions on accessing an abortion in Missouri have steadily tightened, nearly 9,800 Missourians travelled to Kansas and Illinois to…
Sotomayor visits Washington U.; sees good in colleagues despite differences, she says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that even though her views often differ from her…
Women within Missouri GOP speak out against Greitens as party remains silent
In just two weeks since allegations of domestic violence surfaced, Eric Greitens’ campaign for the U.S. Senate has been under siege…
Missouri could make it harder to get out-of-state abortions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — First-of-its-kind Missouri legislation shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren’t likely to stop at banning…
U.S. Senate confirms Shalanda Young as first Black woman to head up White House budget agency
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate made history Tuesday when it confirmed Louisiana’s Shalanda Young as White House budget director. Young,…
State argues it shouldn’t pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees in licensing dispute
Its effort to deny Planned Parenthood a license to perform abortions in Missouri was unsuccessful, but the state health department…
‘A crisis that is hiding in plain sight’: missing and murdered women of color
WASHINGTON — Parents at a congressional hearing about missing and murdered women of color detailed their frustrating attempts to get…
Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘Warp Speed’
Kia Slade was seven months pregnant, unvaccinated, and fighting for breath, her oxygen levels plummeting, when her son came into…
Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black woman on top court
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden formally announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday…
Being the first: What it’s like to make Supreme Court history
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor was nervous when she joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation’s first…