Bill > HB163

This bill proposes to amend Missouri law to comprehensively prohibit the use of fetal organs or tissue obtained from elective abortions for any medical, scientific, research, experimental, therapeutic, or other purposes. Specifically, the bill would make it illegal for physicians to perform an abortion if they know the pregnancy was conceived specifically to obtain fetal organs or tissue for transplantation, and would prohibit anyone from utilizing such fetal organs or tissue. The legislation also bans offering any financial or other inducements to a woman or prospective parents to conceive a child for the purpose of obtaining fetal organs or tissue, or to procure an abortion with the intent of using the fetal remains for such purposes. The bill further prohibits knowingly offering or receiving any valuable consideration for fetal organs or tissue, with a limited exception for payments related to burial, final disposition, or pathological examination of fetal remains. The new provision explicitly adds a blanket prohibition on using fetal organs or tissue from elective abortions for any purpose whatsoever, effectively closing any potential loopholes in the existing law.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB163&year=2025&code=R