US EditionTrial Begins to Decide How Amendment Missourians Approved Impacts Abortion Regulations
The trial evaluates if Missouri's abortion clinic regulations remain enforceable after voters approved Amendment 3, which secured abortion rights with nearly 52% support.
- A high-profile trial in Jackson County Court began Monday in Kansas City to decide which Missouri clinic regulations will stand after voters approved Amendment 3 in 2024, with Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union arguing the laws are overly restrictive.
- Missouri's regulations require a pelvic exam before every abortion, which providers testified is unnecessary, and include a 72-hour waiting period plus facility specifications like recovery chairs and door sizes.
- Dr. Margaret Baum testified clinics resumed procedures at the Comprehensive Care Kansas City clinic after stopping, and she said `We are not here to make money on abortion, we are here to take care of patients.`
- Many provider-targeting regulations are on hold pending the case, as Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang issued a temporary injunction stopping enforcement of Missouri abortion clinic regulations.
- The trial resumes Tuesday and is expected to last through next week as another statewide vote on abortion looms later this year, with three Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis currently offering abortions.
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Pregnancy is being criminalized nationwide. Missouri must defend its constitutional protections
Jaeda Roth and other protestors from Abortion Action Missouri unfurl "Stop the Ban" banners as the Missouri Senate passes a proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Since the fall of Roe, hundreds of individuals have been investigated, charged or prosecuted for their pregnancy outcomes across the nation. Women denied miscarriage treatment have been investigated or charged for how they disposed of…
Trial on Missouri abortion regulations to begin in Kansas City
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Day one of the trial on abortion regulations in Missouri is set to begin in Kansas City Monday morning. Planned Parenthood is suing to permanently end the state's abortion laws. The trial will take place in the Jackson County Circuit Court, starting at 9 a.m. and is expected to run for two
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oklahomavoice.comMissouri abortion regulations go on trial Monday. Widespread access is at stake
An abortion procedure room pictured on March 3, 2025, at Planned Parenthood in Columbia (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent).A trial litigating the parameters of Missouri’s new reproductive rights amendment begins Monday in Kansas City. The outcome will reach far beyond the state’s borders. The trial, which will include testimony from abortion providers, Planned Parenthood leadership and anti-abortion doctors, will give an unusually detailed look…
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