Abortion returns to southwest Missouri after more than two decades without local access

By: Anna Spoerre

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 1,507

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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It’s been nearly 21 years since Missourians living in Springfield could access abortion without driving at least a couple hours. That ended Monday.

The city’s Planned Parenthood clinic began offering medication abortion this week, ending a stretch that started in October 2005, when Springfield Healthcare Center closed after three decades in business and left southwest Missouri without an abortion provider.

The Springfield location is the fifth Planned Parenthood clinic to begin offering the …

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