Bill > HB1246

This bill proposes to amend Missouri state law to comprehensively prohibit the use of fetal organs or tissue obtained through abortion for any medical, scientific, research, experimental, therapeutic, or other purposes. The legislation establishes several key restrictions: it prevents physicians from performing an abortion if they know the pregnancy was specifically conceived to obtain fetal organs or tissue for transplantation, prohibits the utilization of fetal organs or tissue from an abortion for any purpose, and bans offering any monetary or other inducements to a woman or potential father to conceive a child or procure an abortion for the purpose of obtaining fetal organs or tissue. The bill also forbids anyone from knowingly offering or receiving compensation for fetal organs or tissue, with a narrow exception allowing payment for burial, final disposition, pathological examination, autopsy, or postmortem examination of fetal remains. By adding a new subsection to an existing law, the legislation aims to create a comprehensive legal framework that restricts the potential use of fetal tissue from abortions across multiple contexts, effectively preventing what the bill's sponsors likely view as the commodification or utilization of fetal remains.

Health and Social Services

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1246&year=2025&code=R