Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 188 - Regulation of Abortions
Section 188.020 - Physician, required to perform.

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XII - Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 188 - Regulation of Abortions

Section 188.010 - Intent of general assembly.

Section 188.015 - Definitions.

Section 188.017 - Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act — limitation on abortions, when — affirmative defense — contingent effective date.

Section 188.018 - Severability clause.

Section 188.020 - Physician, required to perform.

Section 188.021 - RU-486, administration of, requirements — limitation on prescribing certain abortion-inducing drugs and chemicals, when, complication plan required — rulemaking authority.

Section 188.023 - Reports of rape or under age eighteen sexual abuse, required to report, how.

Section 188.025 - Hospital required, when.

Section 188.026 - Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act — findings of general assembly — interests of the state of Missouri.

Section 188.027 - Consent, voluntary and informed, required — procedure, contents — information to be presented in person — information on risks — medical emergency, procedure — payment prohibited, when — written materials required, when — emergency...

Section 188.028 - Minors, abortion requirements and procedure.

Section 188.030 - Abortion of viable unborn child prohibited, exceptions — physician duties — violations, penalty — severability — right of intervention, when.

Section 188.031 - Next friend defined for purposes of the procedure for a minor to obtain an abortion.

Section 188.033 - Out-of-state abortion facilities, in-state facilities giving information about, requirements.

Section 188.035 - Death of child aborted alive deemed murder in second degree, when.

Section 188.036 - Prohibited abortions, those done with intent to use fetal organs or tissue for transplant, experiments or for consideration, exceptions.

Section 188.037 - Experimentation with fetus, or child aborted alive, prohibited, exception.

Section 188.038 - Pregnant women, bias or discrimination against — findings of general assembly — limitations on performing an abortion, when.

Section 188.039 - Seventy-two hour waiting period for abortions required — medical emergency exception, definition — informed consent requirements — department to provide model consent forms — waiting period restrained or enjoined, effect of.

Section 188.043 - Medical malpractice insurance required to perform an abortion.

Section 188.044 - Drug or chemical used to induce abortion, warning of birth defects, disability, or other injury — tail insurance required, amount.

Section 188.047 - Tissue submitted for examination — pathologist to file report, copies furnished — department to reconcile notice of abortion to tissue report — annual report required, contents — rulemaking authority.

Section 188.052 - Physician's report on abortion and post-abortion care, when — department to publish statistics.

Section 188.055 - Forms to be supplied to health facilities and physicians.

Section 188.056 - Abortion prohibited after eight weeks gestational age, exception for medical emergency — violation, penalty — severability clause.

Section 188.057 - Abortion prohibited after fourteen weeks gestational age, exception for medical emergency — violation, penalty — severability clause.

Section 188.058 - Abortion prohibited after eighteen weeks gestational age, exception for medical emergency — violation, penalty — severability clause.

Section 188.060 - Records to be retained for seven years.

Section 188.065 - Revocation of license, when.

Section 188.070 - Breach of confidentiality prohibited.

Section 188.075 - Violation of sections 188.010 to 188.085 a class A misdemeanor — affirmative defense — jurisdiction of attorney general.

Section 188.080 - Abortion performed by other than a physician with clinical privileges at a hospital, a felony.

Section 188.085 - Sections 188.010 to 188.085 not to be deemed exclusive of other regulations or remedies.

Section 188.100 - Definitions.

Section 188.105 - Discrimination by employer prohibited because of failure of employee to participate in abortion — exceptions.

Section 188.110 - Discrimination by colleges, universities and hospitals prohibited — no requirement to pay fees, when.

Section 188.115 - Severability clause.

Section 188.120 - Cause of action for violation of discrimination laws, treble damages, attorney's fees.

Section 188.125 - Alternatives to abortion agency, intent to acknowledge certain right of — state preemption, when — actions to enforce, authorized relief — definitions.

Section 188.130 - No cause of action for wrongful life.

Section 188.160 - Whistleblower protection policy, required when — rulemaking authority.

Section 188.200 - Definitions.

Section 188.205 - Use of public funds prohibited, when.

Section 188.210 - Public employees, activities prohibited, when.

Section 188.215 - Use of public facilities prohibited, when.

Section 188.220 - Taxpayer standing to bring suit, when, where.

Section 188.230 - Construction of law.

Section 188.250 - Causing, aiding, or assisting a minor to obtain an abortion prohibited, civil penalty — impermissible defenses — court injunction authorized, when.

Section 188.325 - Program established, services provided — matching moneys to be sought — moneys not to be used for abortions or abortion services.

Section 188.335 - Program established, purpose — matching moneys to be sought — moneys not to be used for abortions or abortion services.

Section 188.375 - Citation of act — definition — limitation on abortion, when — violation, penalty — method or technique to be utilized — severability clause.