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Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri activists are throwing support behind a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights while also allowing the procedure to be restricted in later stages of pregnancy. The group Missourians for Constitutional Freedom committed Thursday to an amendment that would let lawmakers restrict or ban abortions

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SEC reprimands Alabama coach Nate Oats for making contact with Missouri player

The Southeastern Conference has reprimanded Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats for making physical contact with a Missouri player. Oats pushed Missouri’s Aidan Shaw away from Alabama’s bench during a first-half timeout in the Crimson Tide’s 93-75 victory Tuesday night. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey called Oats’ actions “unacceptable” and said they “violated the expectations for conduct

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South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills

By JAMES POLLARD and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors has been approved overwhelmingly by the Republican-led South Carolina House. The measure would bar health professionals from performing gender-transition surgeries, prescribing puberty-blocking drugs and overseeing hormone treatments for patients under 18 years old. It

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Bills schedule could be disrupted with another lake-effect snowstorm forecast to hit region

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Mother Nature might not be through complicating the Buffalo Bills’ playoff schedule, leaving coach Sean McDermott assessing his options. McDermott says the team, for now, is still scheduled to practice on Wednesday and Thursday, while monitoring a forecast that projects a lake-effect storm dumping

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Why ‘viability’ is dividing the abortion rights movement

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement. Advocates say the fight has resurfaced long-brewing ruptures among reproductive rights advocates, especially in Republican-leaning or closely

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