US EditionMissouri Supreme Court Asked for Quick Hearing on Decision to Restart Abortions in the State
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Missouri Supreme Court asked for quick hearing on decision to restart abortions in the state
The Missouri Supreme Court building in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).A ruling earlier this month that allowed abortions to resume in Missouri should be set aside because the laws and rules it blocks are important safeguards for women’s health, Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office said in a filing last week to the Missouri Supreme Court. The document asks the high court to suspend Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zha…
What’s next in the legal fight over abortion rights in Wisconsin?
Supporters of abortion rights celebrated earlier this month when the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a more-than-century old state law that criminalized almost all abortions. But that long-anticipated decision could be just the beginning of a broader legal fight to expand abortion access in Wisconsin. The law dating back to the mid-1800s said that “any person, other than the mother, who intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child” is …
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has formally struck down an 1849 abortion ban that was technically revived after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down federal abortion rights in 2022. The decision, made by a vote of 4 to 3, was influenced by the results of the last two judicial elections in 2023 and 2025, in which liberal candidates won two key seats. These victories changed the court's conservative majority for the first time in 15 years.
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