Bill > HB2313

This bill prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue obtained from elective abortions for any medical, scientific, research, experimental, therapeutic, or other purposes. The legislation specifically outlines several key restrictions: first, it prevents physicians from performing an abortion if they know the pregnancy was intentionally created to harvest fetal organs or tissue, and prohibits using such organs or tissue for medical transplantation. The bill also bans offering any monetary or other inducements to a woman or prospective parents for conceiving a child with the intent of using its fetal organs or tissue, or for procuring an abortion for such purposes. Additionally, the bill forbids knowingly offering or receiving valuable consideration for fetal organs or tissue, with a limited exception for payments related to burial, final disposition, pathological examination, autopsy, or postmortem examination of fetal remains. The new provision (subsection 6) explicitly states that no person or entity can utilize fetal organs or tissue from an elective abortion for any purpose whatsoever. The bill includes a severability clause, meaning that if any part of the legislation is found invalid, the remaining provisions can still be enforced.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2313&year=2026&code=R