Gov. Mike Parson is leaving office in January after more than six and a half years in the job. He spoke about his handling of ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump selected Ed Martin, a Missouri Republican with a long track record as an anti-abortion activist, for a top position in the agency that administers the budget.

The number of abortion clinics operating in the United States declined slightly over the past year, with 14 states being free of such facilities, according to a report by a pro-life activist ...

Several efforts by Republicans are underway to address the overturning of Missouri’s near-total abortion ban. A majority of ...

“It is an awakening that you've never experienced when you become governor of the state of Missouri,” Parson said. “Nobody ...

Many state governments across America use a method of choosing judges known as the “Missouri Plan.” Named for a process that ...

Efforts are underway to reverse the decision made by Missouri voters in last month’s election, which approved increases to ...

With fears that the new Trump administration could further limit abortion access, I asked members from the BuzzFeed Community to share with me how state abortion bans post-Roe have impacted their ...

Across the US, reports of dangerous, life-threatening situations are rising in states with strict abortion bans. ProPublica ...

The legislative moves follow the Nov. 5 election, in which the amendment to put abortion rights in the state constitution won ...

The Comstock Act was adopted to prohibit the interstate shipment of obscene materials. The law also outlawed the shipment of anything meant to prevent conception or end pregnancy.

GOP lawmakers want to alter the way state supreme court justices are selected or elected. Some conservative causes in the states, notably abortion bans, have been undermined by court rulings.