Modifies provisions relating to vulnerable persons

Summary

The bill updates Missouri statutes by letting prosecutors request help from the Attorney General in certain sexual cases, giving newborns delivered after an abortion the same legal rights as any child, expanding the pregnancy‑mortality review board, adding penalties for violating jail‑release conditions, and creating new crimes for cyberharassment, cyberstalking, intimate‑image disclosure and online exploitation. It affects prosecutors, healthcare providers, pregnant people, victims of domestic and sexual violence, and anyone using digital tools to threaten or exploit others. The changes are intended to provide stronger safeguards for people who are especially vulnerable.

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