The day he was sworn in as speaker of the Missouri House, Jon Patterson declared that defining fetal viability could be a difficult task. A surgeon serving his fourth term in the legislature, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Missouri voters decide in less than three weeks whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, the ballot ...

A surgical abortion room at Equity Clinic in Champaign, Illinois, on May 21, 2023. Reporter Kate Dineen was about 33 weeks pregnant with her second child when an ultrasound revealed that her baby had ...

Fetal viability refers to how soon a fetus can be born and survive outside of its mother's womb. Fetal viability is typically set at 23 weeks of gestation but varies depending on certain factors.

When Missouri voters decide in less than three weeks whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, the ballot measure before them will include a legal definition of fetal viability ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. House Speaker Jon Patterson delivers his opening day speech Wednesday to the Missouri House (Tim Bommel/Missouri House ...