Here’s a list of Kansas City area hospitals, clinics and pharmacies that still provide Plan B
Missouri doctors can still prescribe birth control to patients.
On Tuesday, one local system—Saint Luke’s—briefly stopped providing emergency contraceptives due to potential legal risk, but reversed its decision and continued providing Plan B again on Wednesday afternoon.
There are a host of hospitals and clinics that are still providing contraception to patients, including emergency contraceptives like the morning after pill.
“Birth control and emergency contraception remain legal and accessible in MO,” said Bonyen Lee-Gilmore, a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, in an email to The Star.
On Wednesday, state Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office confirmed that Missouri law does not ban birth control.
“Missouri law does not prohibit the use or provision of Plan B, or contraception,” said Chris Nuelle, spokesperson for Schmitt.
Where can you still get birth control and Plan B around KC?
The Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) created a list of hospitals throughout the Kansas City region that are still providing emergency contraceptives.
These hospitals also provide sexual assualt nurse examinations for folks in need, according to MOCSA.
Here is MOCSA’s list of providers continuing to offer emergency contraception:
Kansas City Hospitals
Children’s Mercy Hospital
2101 Gillham Rd.
816-234-3430
Planned Parenthood - Patty Brous Health Center
1001 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd.
816-756-2277
North Kansas City Hospital
2800 Clay Edwards Dr., North Kansas City
816-691-2098
Research Medical Center
2316 E. Meyer Blvd.
816-276-4155
Research Medical Center-Brookside
6601 Rockhill Rd.
816-276-7380
St. Joseph Medical Center
1000 Carondelet Dr.
816-943-2710
University Health Truman Medical Center - Hospital Hill
2301 Holmes St.
816-404-1587
University Health Truman Medical Center - Lakewood
7900 Lee’s Summit Rd.
816-404-7500
Missouri Hospitals
Belton Regional Medical Center
17065 S. 71 Highway, Belton, MO
816-348-1200
Excelsior Springs Medical Center
1700 Rainbow Blvd., Excelsior Springs
816-629-2747
Lees Summit Medical Center
2100 SE Blue Pkwy., Lee’s Summit
816-282-5000
Liberty Hospital
2525 Glen Hendren Dr., Liberty
816-781-7200
Kansas Hospitals
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
9100 W. 74th St, Shawnee Mission, KS
913-676-2218
AdventHealth Lenexa
23401 Prairie Star Pkwy, Lenexa, KS
913-676 8500
AdventHealth South Overland Park
7820 W. 165th St, Overland Park, KS
913-373-1100
Official statements from KC hospitals
The Star has not independently verified the entire above list provided by MOCSA, but as of Wednesday evening, we have directly confirmed that the following hospitals and clinics are continuing to provide contraception. These are their direct statements.
Planned Parenthood clinics around Kansas City: “Nothing has changed with our family planning services—we are still prescribing birth control. Patients seeking birth control can contact us by phone or make an appointment online.”
University Health (formerly Truman Medical Centers): “University Health will continue to provide emergency contraception since it is not in conflict with Missouri state law. Our priority continues to be providing safe, high-quality healthcare to our patients.”
The University of Kansas Health System’s Missouri clinics: “We are prescribing birth control currently pending legal reviews of the legislation that went into effect in Missouri.”
Olathe Health: “We are not currently aware of the below services being under review, but like other healthcare systems, we are working to understand the impact the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision will have on our patients and providers.”
Swope Health: “Swope Health has no plans to reduce or restrict our women’s health or comprehensive family planning services that continue to be in keeping with federal and state law. Our providers will continue to put our patients needs first, with full support from Swope Health. As health systems, we are judged on how we demonstrate our mission—this includes not only providing quality care but ensuring the most vulnerable have access to it.”
Clinics and hospitals in Kansas, which are not affected by Missouri’s trigger ban law, are continuing to provide birth control.
Plan B at Kansas City pharmacies
On Wednesday, The Star verified that the following local pharmacies are selling Plan B without restrictions:
Walgreens
CVS
Walmart
Target
Hyvee
Price Chopper
Reporters called several locations of each store. Most had Plan B in stock. A few locations were out of stock or only had off brand emergency contraceptives because of a spike in demand, but the stores were planning to re-stock.
The Star’s Jonathan Shorman, Kacen Bayless, Emily Hood, Brady Stone and Brittany Swearingen contributed reporting.