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Missouri hospital abortion numbers fall sharply despite medical emergency exception
ST. LOUIS — Missouri’s abortion ban appears to have had a chilling effect on the number of abortions provided in hospitals when there are health complications with a pregnant patient or her fetus, state health department data shows. For nearly a decade, …