Missouri Abortion Ban

For the tens of thousands of Missouri women seeking abortions and the clinic staff charged with offering this health care, the past decade has presented harrowing challenges. That's what attorneys on behalf of Planned Parenthood argued in the first week of a trial in Kansas City that could reshape Missouri abortion regulations.

‘Our opposition has proven to be very well-funded and very well-organized,’ a campaign advisor said of launching an anti-abortion campaign more than a year ahead of the election.

The leader of Planned Parenthood Great Plains says the move is a ploy to prevent a Jackson County judge from potentially knocking down other abortion restrictions.

Amendment 3 legalizes abortion until the point of fetal viability.

Two local doctors signed a letter supporting the passage of Amendment 3 alongside more than 800 Missouri medical professionals.

Abortion rights supporters said they were relieved by the ruling that allows the continued medical prescriptions of mifepristone.

The faith leaders by Americans United for Separation of Church & State and the National Women's Law Center filed one of 38 Missouri lawsuits citing religious intent when enacting legislation.

Abortion is expected to play a key role in Missouri's 2020 gubernatorial race. Republican Gov. Mike Parson is seeking to keep his seat. Democratic state…

The American Civil Liberties Union is trying to increase pressure on Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to process petitions that would allow the…

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