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MO SB1692

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Patty Lewis

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals Missouri's existing abortion restrictions including the "Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act" (188.017) which banned nearly all abortions except in medical emergencies, as well as gestational limits at 8, 14, 18, and 20 weeks

  • Removes "abortion facility" as a separately licensed and regulated category, eliminating specific licensing requirements, annual unannounced inspections, and facility regulations that applied to abortion providers under Chapter 197

  • Deletes informed consent requirements including the 72-hour waiting period, mandatory ultrasound viewing opportunities, and required disclosure of fetal development information before an abortion

  • Eliminates prohibitions on abortions based on Down Syndrome diagnosis or the sex/race of the unborn child, and removes the ban on physician assistants performing or prescribing abortions

  • Removes physician disciplinary provisions related to operating unlicensed abortion facilities and strikes "abortion facilities" from health care data reporting, infection control, and medical provider definitions throughout Missouri statutes

Legislative Description

Modifies provisions relating to abortion

Last Action

S First Read

2/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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