MissouriProposal lists mifepristone and sets felony rules for coerced drug abortion
The proposal would place mifepristone in Schedule IV and treat secretly using an abortion-inducing drug to cause an abortion as a class B felony.
What it does
Knowingly and intentionally using an abortion-inducing drug on a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent, intending to cause an abortion, would be a class B felony.
The proposal would list mifepristone as a Schedule IV controlled substance.
Argument forA felony charge could deter someone from secretly using an abortion-inducing drug on a pregnant woman to cause an abortion.
Argument againstA Schedule IV listing could subject people handling mifepristone to controlled-substance rules, though this text does not spell out those rules.
More detail
A person who knowingly and intentionally uses an abortion-inducing drug on a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent, intending to cause an abortion, would commit a class B felony. The offense applies when a person uses an abortion-inducing drug on a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent. The person must act knowingly and intentionally and intend to cause an abortion. If the drug use causes the woman’s death or serious bodily injury, prosecution under this section would not prevent prosecution under another law, including murder.
Mifepristone would be listed among the Schedule IV controlled substances. The listing appears in the bill’s section on Schedule IV controlled substances.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 15Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Latest
- Jan 8Read Second Time (H)Minor
- Jan 7Read First Time (H)
- 2025
- Dec 4Prefiled (H)Introduced
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