Missouri Judge Temporarily Halts Near-Total Abortion Ban, Citing New Constitutional Rights Amendment
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A recent judicial ruling has rendered Missouri’s near-total abortion prohibition unenforceable, following the enactment of a new constitutional amendment that legalized abortion in the state. On Friday, Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang blocked the stringent abortion law, temporarily lifting restrictions until further court deliberations determine the law’s constitutionality. Missouri joins four other states that added abortion rights to their state constitutions through 2024 ballot initiatives. The amendment in Missouri, while not directly annulling existing laws, provides a framework for challenging abortion bans in court that are deemed unconstitutional under … Read more