Anna Spoerre

Dr. Margaret Baum (center), chief medical officer with Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, speaks to reporters following the opening day of a trial litigating Missouri's abortion regulations on Monday, Jan. 12, 2025, in front of the Jackson County courthouse... See more

Missouri appeals court rewrites ballot proposal to clarify a ‘yes’ would end right to abortion Missouri’s Western District Court of Appeals agreed the ballot language set to go on the November 2026 ballot failed to sufficiently inform voters that a ‘yes’ ... See more

ST. LOUIS — A state appeals court will hear arguments Wednesday over whether Missouri Republicans erred in how they drafted a constitutional amendment banning abortion that voters will see on next year’s ballot. Last year, voters enshrined the right to ab... See more

Missouri Senate security shuts down protestors with a "stop the ban" banner in the Senate's upper gallery on May 14 following a vote to put a proposed abortion ban on the statewide ballot (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A state appeals court will... See more

Connie Gerling, with 40 Days for Life, prays as she stands outside the Columbia Planned Parenthood clinic on Monday, March 3, 2025. A sign beside her reads: "We Care. We can Help" (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent). kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei c__jQm~?6... See more