Missouri abortion rights amendment trumps most restrictions, judge rules
Abortion services will resume in Missouri on Monday following a Jackson County court order blocking enforcement of almost all of the state’s laws restricting the procedure.
On Thursday afternoon, Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang, for the third time, issued an order to enforce the abortion rights amendment approved by voters in November. In her previous orders, one in December and one in February, Zhang pointed to the voter-approved constitutional amendment in issuing a temporary injunction blocking abortion restrictions enacted over numerous years by state lawmakers.
State lawmakers have passed a ballot measure asking voters to repeal the abortion rights amendment in 2026, a move being challenged in Cole County Circuit Court.
Surgical abortions resumed after the February decision but ended in May when the Missouri Supreme Court struck down Zhang’s orders on technical legal grounds.
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