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On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.

These advocates are doing everything they can to make sure everyone can get the care they need.

While the bipartisan support for the bill is important, in practice, the bill is quite limited.

It is vital for high school students to hear an array of perspectives and learn about controversial and challenging topics in the world, including abuse, sexual assault, gender identity and racism. As young adults who have come of age in the wake of daily mass shootings, a global pandemic...

As a clinic escort, I want people seeking abortion care to know we aren’t going anywhere.

The following statement was issued by American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri Executive Director Luz María Henríquez in response to Governor Parson signing H.B. 1878:

26 states poised to ban or further restrict access to abortion, including Missouri who is among 13 states with a trigger ban, leaving 36 million women and people who can become pregnant without access to safe abortion options.

I’m tired, angry and frustrated. Each time I testify, I ask our elected officials to show how any of these issues represent real problems in need of solutions. They never can. And at the same time, they fail see the smart, vivacious, generous, kind and empathetic child before them.

Civil rights groups are suing Missouri state and local officials over a state election provision that disenfranchises voters with limited English proficiency or with disabilities who require assistance in casting a ballot.