St. Louis ordinance seeks to pre-empt Missouri abortion laws

Friday, February 24, 2017

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new ordinance in St. Louis prohibits discrimination based on "reproductive-health decisions," an effort by the heavily Democratic city to pre-empt a slew of anti-abortion measures advancing through Missouri's Republican-controlled Legislature.

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