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Planned Parenthood is located at 1001 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd., Kansas City.

The passage of Amendment 3 in Missouri is not a guarantee of abortion rights statewide

Hali Smith, Staff Writer
November 22, 2024

  Missouri residents passed Amendment 3 on Election Day, however the new legislation does not grant immediate access to abortion care.   For those seeking less restrictive access to abortion care this is a step in the right direction, said Dr. Beth Vonnahme, associate...

Planned Parenthood is a reproductive health clinic that offers services such as abortions, birth control, and other women's healthcare services. 

Pictured: Planned Parenthood on Emanuel Cleaver Blvd.

Opinion: A Women’s Right to Fight

Soffia Hernandez, Staff Writer
April 26, 2023

  While Kansas women had a victory in the ongoing battle to protect their reproductive rights last week, the state’s Republican lawmakers continue to target a woman’s right to choose. This strained effort not only attacks abortion access, but is also indicative of Kansas’s...

Conservative influencer Will Witt hosts speaking engagement at UMKC

Conservative influencer Will Witt hosts speaking engagement at UMKC

Gabe Bartholome
October 18, 2021

Conservative media personality and podcast host Will Witt from Prager University visited UMKC this month. He gave a presentation that covered a wide range of topics, including vaccines, abortion, cancel culture and sexual gratification, among others.  Witt was invited...

Opinion: Texas abortion law threatens rights of women everywhere

Opinion: Texas abortion law threatens rights of women everywhere

Zackary Zeller
September 14, 2021

Overnight on Sept. 1, Texas passed the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, effectively giving the middle finger to the precedent of the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. The law, which was passed in May and went into effect last Wednesday, says that any pregnancy...

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