Judge blocks Missouri abortion ban after ballot measure’s passage
A state circuit judge blocked some parts of Missouri’s near-total abortion ban after an abortion ballot measure’s passage in November. But the ruling preserved other restrictions, including that abortion facilities have to be licensed by the state.
Even after voters, and now a judge, backed abortion rights, access in Missouri will remain difficult
Voters passed Amendment 3 in November to guarantee abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution. That kicked in Dec. 5. But that voter action followed decades of work by the General Assembly to regulate abortion into oblivion.
Missouri judge strikes down abortion ban, but clinics say access remains blocked
Several laws, such as the 72-hour waiting period, were temporarily blocked. But Planned Parenthood says enough restrictions remain in place to prevent abortion services from resuming.
A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang issued an order blocking the state’s strict abortion law after a new abortion-rights constitutional amendment recently took effect.
Missouri judge partially blocks enforcement of state's abortion ban
A state judge on Friday ruled Missouri's nearly total abortion ban violates the state's Constitution as amended by voters on Nov. 5 and partially blocked enforcement of the abortion law.
Judge blocks Missouri abortion ban, other rules after Amendment 3 lawsuit
A Jackson County judge blocked Missouri's near-total abortion ban Friday following the passage of a statewide constitutional amendment in November. Judge Jerri Zhang's 22-page ruling temporarily blocks several state laws regulating the procedure.
Jackson County judge halts Missouri’s near total abortion ban but procedures can't restart yet
After Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 in November, enshrining the right to an abortion, Planned Parenthood sued to strike down several abortion restrictions in state law. A judge on Friday blocked some but not all of the restrictions.
Missouri judge knocks down state's near-total abortion ban, but some hurdles linger
The ruling effectively ends a mandatory 72-hour waiting period between an appointment and surgical abortion, along with other now unconstitutional state laws.
Missouri organizations react to judge blocking total ban on abortion
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America released statements on the ruling.
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Reactions pour in from Friday’s Amendment 3 ruling in Missouri
Reactions keep pouring in from Friday’s ruling in Jackson County striking down several restrictions on abortion in Missouri.
MO judge blocks some, not all, abortion restrictions. What that means for restoring access
A Missouri judge on Friday blocked a series of long-standing restrictions on abortion, but kept in place a licensing ...