How a decades-old Missouri law makes it harder for pregnant women to get divorced

Ashley Aune, a Missouri state representative, is fighting to get a decades-old law off the books that forces women to disclose their pregnancy status while filing for divorce —something advocates say is harming women experiencing domestic violence.

How a decades-old Missouri law makes it harder for pregnant women to get divorced
A pregnant woman on an airplane.

Ashley Aune, a Missouri state representative, is fighting to get a decades-old law off the books that forces women to disclose their pregnancy status while filing for divorce —something advocates say is harming women experiencing domestic violence.