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Black women often face different challenges surrounding pregnancy. Doulas across the state said access to culturally competent maternal healthcare can make a difference.
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The Missouri House has passed the “Save Adolescents From Experimentation,” or SAFE bill, which bans gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18.With two days left in the legislative session, the House voted to pass the bill 108 to 50.It has been a tumultuous few months, and there are still uncertainties about the status of gender-affirming care for trans Missourians.
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Right now, there’s a lot of uncertainty around gender-affirming care in Missouri. There are pending bans from the Attorney General’s office and bills being considered in both the Missouri House and SenateEven the governor has made it a top priority – threatening a special session if the bills are not passed by the end of this year's legislative session – Friday, May 12 at 6:00 p.m.KBIA’s Briana Heaney sat down with Ryan Fisher from PROMO, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization about how this is impacting trans Missourians.
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Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid don’t lose coverage two months after pregnancy.
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Updated on April 27 at 10:00 a.m.: A St. Louis County judge has temporarily blocked attorney general Andrew Bailey’s emergency rule. Now, the rule is set to go into effect on Monday at 5 p.m.The ACLU, Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner filed a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent the implementation of the restrictive trans health care rule.
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Amy Moore is the director of the Division of Cannabis Regulation at Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services. She joined KBIA's Anna Spidel to discuss the state's new recreational program and adjustments to the existing medical cannabis program.
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Many people think of the arts and the sciences as completely separate worlds. But as KBIA’s Grace Kenyon reports, when it comes to medicine, these two disciplines are closer than you might think.
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The American Civil Liberties Union is currently tracking 48 anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Missouri’s legislature – some of which target transgender youth and their ability to access gender-affirming care or participate in school sports.
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Thousands of Missourians are currently on probation and parole, and while the two terms are often used together, they affect a person’s life in completely different ways.Mary Beth Lammey, the policy and procedure coordinator at the Department of Corrections, has worked at the DOC for over 25 years. She sat down with KBIA’s Katie Quinn to talk about the differences between probation and parole and her advice for the justice-involved.
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The Wardrobe is a local Columbia thrift store where anyone can find clothes at a reasonable price. But Tuesdays are specifically for people with referrals, which allow them to get free clothing once a month.