US EditionMissouri’s Abortion Rights Trial Concludes, but a Decision Is Still Months Away
The ACLU and Planned Parenthood seek to overturn about 30 abortion-related laws after voters legalized abortion with 52% approval, with a ruling expected months after April 10.
- After 10 days of testimony, the trial wrapped up Monday to resolve abortion access in Missouri following voters approving Amendment 3 in November 2024.
- The lawsuit argues plaintiffs asked a judge to throw out about 30 state laws, including TRAP laws with hallway-width, recovery-room chairs, 72-hour waiting, and special clinic license rules.
- The state argued laws do not ban abortion and are necessary to protect women, with an assistant solicitor general saying clinics cannot be trusted on `scout's honor`.
- Judge Jerri Zhang gave each side until April 10 to submit additional information, and a final decision is expected months after that deadline.
- A February 2025 preliminary ruling allowed Planned Parenthood to offer procedural abortions while medicated abortions remain unavailable; striking down regulations could restore broader services, plaintiffs say.
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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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