Legal confusion historically delays emergency abortion care in Missouri

Legal confusion historically delays emergency abortion care in Missouri

(Gloria Rebecca Gomez/Arizona Mirror)In 2022, Mylissa Farmer arrived at a Missouri emergency room, bleeding and in pain. She was nearly 18 weeks pregnant. Her water had broken, and her pregnancy was no longer viable. Her condition was deteriorating. Doctors knew she needed emergency care. Instead of treating her, they called lawyers. She was turned away from two hospitals in Missouri and a third in Kansas before finally receiving care in Illinoi…