Kelcie moseley morris

Kelcie Moseley-Morris

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris covers reproductive rights for Stateline. Based in Idaho, where she covered many topics related to state policy, she covered the implementation of the state’s near-total abortion ban in 2022 and its effects, receiving local and regional awards for that coverage. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Idaho and a master’s degree in public administration from Boise State University.

Birth centers are linked to better health outcomes, research shows, but 10 states have none
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Birth centers are linked to better health outcomes, research shows, but 10 states have none

Oct 20, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
Birth centers are an option for those with low-risk pregnancies and are correlated with more positive health outcomes, but 10 states do not have any birth centers at all, and more could be built with certain state policy solutions and...
2 states, 2 abortion ballot measures, and the effort to win over Gen Z voters
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2 states, 2 abortion ballot measures, and the effort to win over Gen Z voters

Oct 15, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris Anna Spoerre
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th . Boise State University senior Cade Syvock opposes abortion. As president of the school’s chapter of the conservative group...
Research suggests women living in states with abortion bans bear higher health insurance costs
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Research suggests women living in states with abortion bans bear higher health insurance costs

Oct 06, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
New preliminary research from the University of Michigan shows women living in states with post-Dobbs abortion bans may be more likely to shoulder costs for employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, with federal data reflecting a 5.4% increase in annual premium expenditures...
Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in U.S. Supreme Court
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Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in US Supreme Court

Sep 30, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have...
Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority
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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority

Sep 29, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years...
High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans
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High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans

Sep 25, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help providers in those states navigate legal risks for themselves and medical challenges...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Title X grant funding for pregnancy prevention efforts
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Title X grant funding for pregnancy prevention efforts

Sep 18, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging changes to the way grants are awarded under a program that provides funding for services such as family planning and reproductive health wellness exams. The National Family Planning and...
FDA acknowledges estrogen patch shortage, says it’s working to increase supply
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FDA acknowledges estrogen patch shortage, says it’s working to increase supply

Sep 16, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it’s helping manufacturers increase the supply of estrogen-based hormonal patches and acknowledged a current nationwide shortage as more women seek hormonal therapies for symptoms related to menopause. In a release earlier this month...
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
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Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections

Aug 31, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case won’t be heard until at least Dec. 1 and granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s request...
Abortion initiative group sues Idaho state officials over ‘misleading’ ballot language
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Abortion initiative group sues Idaho state officials over ‘misleading’ ballot language

Aug 27, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
BOISE, Idaho — The group leading the effort to restore abortion access by ballot initiative in Idaho has filed a lawsuit against state officials over proposed language that will appear on the ballot and in a state-issued voter pamphlet. Idahoans...
Abortion could return to Supreme Court, this time with a focus on women’s health
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Abortion could return to Supreme Court, this time with a focus on women’s health

Aug 21, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
A federal court ruling out of Idaho has potential implications for exceptions in abortion bans nationwide and could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled earlier this month that the...
Federal judge halts proposed HHS changes to teen pregnancy prevention program
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Federal judge halts proposed HHS changes to teen pregnancy prevention program

Aug 19, 2026
Kelcie Moseley-Morris
A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued an order Wednesday blocking U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program while a lawsuit proceeds, but dozens of existing grants that...