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Missouri

  1. trans rights
    ‘It’s Very Cruel. I Think That’s the Point.’Nine trans Missourians detail how an executive order that would severely restrict gender-affirming care for both adults and kids is affecting them.
    By Jacqui Germain
  2. crime
    What We Know About the Shooting of Ralph YarlThe 84-year-old white man accused of shooting a Black teen in Kansas City pleaded not guilty.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  3. power
    Missouri Will Now Require Female Lawmakers to Cover UpA new dress code requires that women representatives wear a cardigan or blazer.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  4. back to school
    A Missouri School District Has Reinstated SpankingThough the U.N. considers corporal punishment a human-rights violation, it remains legal in 19 states.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  5. power
    Abortion Bans Will Only Get More Punitive From HereAfter decades of pretending otherwise, the anti-abortion movement is now openly treating patients as offenders.
    By Claire Lampen
  6. power
    The St. Louis Gun Couple Face More ChargesMark and Patricia McCloskey have reportedly been indicted on charges of tampering with evidence.
    By Hannah Gold
  7. reproductive rights
    Missouri Official Admits to Tracking Women’s PeriodsThe state’s health director received a spreadsheet with information about the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients.
    By Marie Lodi
  8. reproductive rights
    The Fate of Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Will Be Decided SoonIf the clinic’s license is removed, the state would become the first without a functioning abortion clinic since Roe v. Wade.
    By Marie Lodi
  9. abortion rights
    Missouri Forces Abortion Doctors to Perform ‘Invasive’ Vaginal Exams“It feels like we are an instrument of the state in sanctioning sexual assault.”
    By Claire Lampen
  10. abortion rights
    Missouri’s Last Abortion Clinic Is Set to Close at MidnightUnless a judge intervenes, it will become the first state in the country with no provider.
    By Callie Beusman
  11. reproductive rights
    Missouri Passes Extreme Bill Outlawing Abortion at 8 WeeksIt now heads to the desk of the governor, who is expected to sign it.
    By Lisa Ryan
  12. revenge porn
    Missouri Governor Indicted for Taking a Nonconsensual Photo of a Nude WomanHe’s also been accused of using this photo to blackmail her.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  13. revenge porn
    Missouri Governor Allegedly Tried to Blackmail Mistress With Naked PhotoGovernor Eric Greitens admitted to the affair but denied threatening to release nude photos.
    By Lisa Ryan
  14. abortion rights 2017
    Trump Administration Threatens Abortion Access for Immigrant Minors in TexasThe ACLU is fighting one case in an emergency hearing.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  15. women’s health
    Missouri Lawmakers Joke That Women Who Want Abortions Should Get Them at the ZooThey lamented that zoos are more regulated than abortion clinics.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. laws
    How One State Is Improving Eating-Disorder CareMissouri becomes the first state to require that insurance companies cover comprehensive mental-health treatment for people with anorexia and bulimia.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen