A year since the Dobbs decision, Missouri's abortion ban has far-reaching effects on health care

Missouri was the first state to pass a near-total abortion ban after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But advocates also say the decision has had spillover effects, sowing confusion over the legality of contraception and concern over doctors’ discretion to provide emergency care.
Missouri’s ban on abortion has had sweeping effects on health care, abortion rights advocates say — even though restrictions were already so severe many deemed the state “post-Roe” long before the landmark case was overturned.

Saturday marks one year since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional protections for the right to access abortion in the decision Dobbs v. Jackson, which left it up to states to determine abortion regulations.

Missouri, just minutes after the decision, was the first state to ban abortion.