# Missouri HB1246: Prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue resulting from abortions for medical, scientific, research, experimental, or therapeutic purposes or any other use

Missouri HB1246, Prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue resulting from abortions for medical, scientific, research, experimental, or therapeutic purposes or any other use, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Becky Laubinger (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-11 (Public Hearing Completed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB1246
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibits the use of fetal organs or tissue resulting from abortions for medical, scientific, research, experimental, or therapeutic purposes or any other use
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Public Hearing Completed
- Sponsor: Becky Laubinger (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Becky Laubinger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Simmons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Overcast (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-11: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Referred: Health and Mental Health (House)
- 2025-02-11: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2447H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2447H.01I.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1246-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).