'De Facto Abortion Ban' in Place in Missouri

'De facto abortion ban' in place in Missouri

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Kansas abortion clinics could take on more patients in Missouri ban fallout • Kansas Reflector

The Planned Parenthood office on June 24, 2022, in St. Louis. (Tessa Weinberg/Missouri Independent)TOPEKA — A total abortion ban is back in Missouri, and for Kansas clinics, that could mean added strain on a system that already serves as a regional safe haven. Two recent rulings from a lower court judge allowed Missourians to receive abortion care in major cities, blocking years of restrictions implemented by state lawmakers. Those rulings came …