Anti-abortion protestors stood outside of the Clay County Election Board during early voting on Monday, November 4, urging people to vote no on Amendment 3. The constitutional amendment approved by ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

As survival and long-term morbidity of very preterm infants have improved over the past decade, the limits of infant viability, the level of maturity below which survival and/or acceptable ...

Neonatologists and neonatal care providers frequently engage with families confronting difficult decisions. A common discussion point with parents anticipating delivery of a fetus at the ‘threshold of ...