Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SB803 Compare Versions

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2	2	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
3	3	SENATE BILL NO. 803
4	4	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5	5	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HUDSON.
6	6	3201S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	To amend chapter 188, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to health care.
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10	10	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
11	11	Section A. Chapter 188, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
12	12	one new section, to be known as section 188.034, to read as 2
13	13	follows:3
14	14	188.034. 1. Except in the case of a medical 1
15	15	emergency, no person shall knowingly perform, induce, or 2
16	16	attempt to perform or induce an abortion on another using 3
17	17	mifepristone, or knowingly provide th e means for another 4
18	18	person to undergo an abortion by using mifepristone, without 5
19	19	also providing a legible, written notice to the person 6
20	20	considering the abortion that is approved by the department 7
21	21	of health and senior services and that reads substantial ly 8
22	22	as follows: 9
23	23	NOTICE TO PERSONS HAVING DRUG -INDUCED OR 10
24	24	CHEMICAL ABORTIONS THAT USE MIFEPRISTONE: 11
25	25	Mifepristone (also known as Mifeprex and by 12
26	26	other names) used alone will not always induce 13
27	27	an abortion. It may be possible to reverse its 14
28	28	intended effect so that your unborn child can be 15
29	29	born alive if the second pill or tablet has not 16
30	30	been taken or administered. If you change your 17
31	31	mind and want to try to keep your baby, you can 18
32	32	get immediate help by accessing available 19 SB 803 2
33	33	resources, including through 20
34	34	www.abortionpillreversal.com, or you can contact 21
35	35	(877) 558-0333 for assistance in locating a 22
36	36	medical professional who can aid in the reversal 23
37	37	of an abortion. 24
38	38	2. The department of health and senior services shall 25
39	39	cause to be published in state -prepared printed material and 26
40	40	on a state-prepared and state-maintained website the 27
41	41	following statement on informed consent for abortion: 28
42	42	Information on the ability of qualified medical 29
43	43	professionals to potentially reverse the effects 30
44	44	of an abortion obtained through the use of 31
45	45	abortion-inducing drugs or chemicals is 32
46	46	available at www.abortionpillreversal.com, or 33
47	47	you can contact (877) 558 -0333 for assistance in 34
48	48	locating a medical professional who can aid in 35
49	49	the reversal of an abortion. 36
50	50	3. The department of elementary and secondary 37
51	51	education and the department of higher education and 38
52	52	workforce development, working with the department of health 39
53	53	and senior services, shall develop a public awareness sign 40
54	54	that is consistent with subsection 2 of thi s section and 41
55	55	that shall be displayed in every restroom in secondary 42
56	56	schools and institutions of higher education in this state. 43
57	57	The required public awareness sign shall be at least 8.5 44
58	58	inches by 11 inches in size, be printed in at least 16 -point 45
59	59	font, and shall be in both English and Spanish. 46
60	60	4. On an annual basis, the department of elementary 47
61	61	and secondary education and the department of higher 48
62	62	education and workforce development, working with the 49
63	63	department of health and senior services, s hall review and, 50 SB 803 3
64	64	if necessary, update the information required under 51
65	65	subsection 3 of this section. 52
66	66	5. Hospital emergency rooms shall display a public 53
67	67	awareness sign developed by the department of health and 54
68	68	senior services that is consistent with subsection 2 of this 55
69	69	section in waiting areas and patient facilities. The 56
70	70	required public awareness sign shall be at least 8.5 inches 57
71	71	by 11 inches in size, be printed in at least 16 -point font, 58
72	72	and state substantially the following in English and Spa nish: 59
73	73	Information on the ability of qualified medical 60
74	74	professionals to potentially reverse the effects 61
75	75	of an abortion obtained through the use of 62
76	76	abortion-inducing drugs or chemicals is 63
77	77	available at www.abortionpillreversal.com, or 64
78	78	you can contact (877) 558-0333 for assistance in 65
79	79	locating a medical professional who can aid in 66
80	80	the reversal of an abortion. 67
81	81	6. On an annual basis, the department of health and 68
82	82	senior services shall review and, if necessary, update the 69
83	83	information required under su bsections 1, 2, and 7 of this 70
84	84	section. 71
85	85	7. The department of health and senior services shall 72
86	86	direct all hospital emergency rooms to display a sign in 73
87	87	waiting areas and patient facilities that is at least 8.5 74
88	88	inches by 11 inches in size, is printe d in at least 16-point 75
89	89	font, and states substantially the following in English and 76
90	90	Spanish: 77
91	91	If you have had an abortion, including if you 78
92	92	have taken abortion pills obtained online, 79
93	93	please tell your health care provider so that 80
94	94	your medical treatment c an be as effective as 81
95	95	possible. 82 SB 803 4
96	96	8. The department of health and senior services may 83
97	97	promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the 84
98	98	administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a 85
99	99	rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is 86
100	100	created under the authority delegated in this section shall 87
101	101	become effective only if it complies with and is subject to 88
102	102	all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, 89
103	103	section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are 90
104	104	nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the 91
105	105	general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay 92
106	106	the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are 93
107	107	subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of 94
108	108	rulemaking authority and any rule propo sed or adopted after 95
109	109	August 28, 2025, shall be invalid and void. 96
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