Bill > HB1144

This bill modifies Section 188.015 of Missouri state law by adding a new definition for "reproductive health care" and reorganizing some existing definitions related to pregnancy and medical procedures. Specifically, the bill defines "reproductive health care" as health care needed to support human reproduction and care of reproductive organs that match an individual's biological sex at birth. The bill maintains existing definitions for terms like "abortion", "conception", "medical emergency", and "unborn child", while also adding a precise definition for what constitutes reproductive health care. The new definition appears to be narrowly focused on reproductive care that aligns with biological sex assigned at birth, which could potentially have implications for transgender or gender-affirming healthcare. The bill continues to use precise medical and legal terminology to define various stages of pregnancy and medical conditions, and it renumbers the subsequent definitions to accommodate the new reproductive health care definition. This appears to be part of a broader effort to precisely define and potentially restrict certain types of medical care related to reproduction and gender.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1144&year=2025&code=R