Missouri, Abortion law and Judge Jerri Zhang
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Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Medical Director Margaret Baum said Tuesday the clinic had opened its books for patients to make abortion appointments starting next week.
Today, we're taking a closer look at why next year's Missouri abortion ban vote carefully omits the most important word.
In Missouri, abortion services can legally resume. A judge ruled that most of the state's abortion restrictions are no longer enforceable.
A Jackson County Circuit Court judge blocked enforcement last week of nearly all Missouri laws that restrict abortion, ruling the 2024 passage of Amendment 3 enshrined the right to an abortion in the state constitution.
Missouri voters passed abortion right protections in November 2024, but Republican lawmakers are looking to reinforce a ban on the reproductive care.
Some abortions still need a plan that must be approved by Missouri's health department. MISSOURI, USA — Clinics throughout Missouri have restarted some, but not all, abortion procedures on Monday after a judge ruled the recently passed voter-approved amendment trumped most of the state's restrictions.
Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Abortion rights supporters have until May to gather over 171,000 signatures to have the issue appear before voters this fall.
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