The bill would likely exacerbate the maternal mortality crisis in the state and worsen existing health care deserts.
aimed at limiting abortion-specific training at both private and public medical schools within the state. Sponsored by Rep. Justin Sparks , the bill,, also seeks to prohibit collaborations between medical schools in Missouri and clinics located in other states for the provision of such training.
If Missouri outlaws abortion-specific training, doctors may not have the needed information to act in medical emergencies. Additionally, bills like HB 2621 would likely exacerbate the existing maternal mortality crisis in the state and worsen health care deserts., effectively prohibiting the procedure except in medical emergencies when “a delay will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.
In January, a coalition of reproductive advocacy organizations — including the ACLU of Missouri, Abortion Action Missouri, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes and Advocates of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri — launchedaiming to safeguard the right to abortion in the state constitution. To make it onto the November ballot, organizers must gather 171,000 signatures by early May.
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