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.
Missouri judge strikes down abortion ban, but clinics say access remains blocked
Several Missouri laws, such as the 72-hour waiting period, were temporarily blocked by the judge. But Planned Parenthood says enough restrictions remain in place to prevent abortion services from resuming.
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.
A judge says Missouri's abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there's no start date for abortions
A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, though Planned Parenthood said the decision is still not sufficient for it to resume providing abortions in the state.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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 ...