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Trial Begins to Decide How Amendment Missourians Approved Impacts Abortion Regulations
The trial will assess if over 30 abortion regulations conflict with Amendment 3, passed by nearly 52% of Missouri voters, amid debates on health protections and access.
- On Monday, a bench trial began in Kansas City to decide what state abortion regulations will stand after Amendment 3 passed in 2024, with testimony from Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and anti-abortion doctors.
- Missouri voters approved Amendment 3 by nearly 52% in the November 2024 election, and Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri sued the day after, arguing more than 30 abortion laws no longer apply.
- Clinicians testified that specific requirements — such as pelvic exams, which Dr. Margaret Baum stated `Requiring unindicated pelvic exams...does not allow us to provide abortions`, halted medical abortions.
- Judge Jerri Zhang earlier issued a temporary injunction in February that paused new clinic regulations, allowing Planned Parenthood to resume abortions; she expects the 10-day trial to conclude with a ruling weeks later.
- Parallel federal disputes over mifepristone have shifted to Missouri, where Catherine Hanaway, Missouri Attorney General, sued over generic approval, and advocates expect continued access limits later this year.
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Missouri's trial over abortion restrictions begins
Advocates in Missouri head to court today to argue that the state is unconstitutionally blocking access to abortion care — more than a year after voters chose to overturn the statewide ban. And this trial is all happening as another statewide vote on abortion looms later this year.
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