US EditionMissouri’s abortion rights trial concludes, but a decision is still months away
The 10-day trial examined about 30 targeted abortion regulations, with plaintiffs citing a new constitutional right and the state emphasizing women's protection, final ruling months away.
- On Monday, a 10-day trial in Missouri over abortion regulations concluded after often emotion-filled testimony, with both sides resting their cases for Judge Jerri Zhang to decide.
- After Amendment 3 passed, the ACLU of Missouri and Planned Parenthood sued, asking a judge to strike about 30 laws targeting abortion clinics, including TRAP laws with hallway-width and recovery-room mandates.
- Gillian Wilcox, ACLU of Missouri legal director, argued clinics would face the same regulation as other medical offices if laws are struck down, while the assistant solicitor general said the state can't rely on a 'scout's honor'.
- Judge Jerri Zhang set an April 10 deadline for additional filings, and news coverage notes a final ruling is not expected for months, keeping Missouri clinics' access changes pending.
- Observers warn the ruling could determine abortion access statewide as Planned Parenthood resumed procedural abortions after a February 2025 ruling, though medicated abortions remain unavailable; supporters say abortion would remain safe if rules are removed.
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Waiting for a decision in Missouri's abortion rules trial
A trial that could determine the future of abortion access in Missouri has wrapped up, and the decision is now in the hands of a judge. Planned Parenthood is suing to get several laws targeting abortion providers off the books, but the state got its chance this past week to defend the regulations.
Missouri’s abortion rights trial concludes, but decision is still months away
KANSAS CITY — After 10 days of often emotion-filled testimony, a trial dissecting Missouri’s abortion regulations under the new constitutional right to reproductive health care concluded Monday. In closing arguments, attorneys from both the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and Planned…
Missouri’s abortion rights trial concludes, but a decision is still months away • Oklahoma Voice
A recovery room at the Planned Parenthood Great Plains office is pictured on June 21, 2024, in Overland Park, Kansas (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent).KANSAS CITY — After 10 days of often emotion-filled testimony, a trial dissecting Missouri’s abortion regulations under the new constitutional right to reproductive health care concluded Monday. In closing arguments, attorneys from both the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and Planned Parenth…
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Missouri’s abortion rights trial concludes, but a decision is still months away
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