Kansas City Courtroom Fight Over Missouri Abortion ALMOST Explained

Here's a primer on the election battle that serves as yet another midterm slap fight . . . Check the money lines: 

"More than a year after Missouri legalized abortion by enshrining reproductive freedom in the state constitution, the fate of abortion access rests on Kansas City. The result of an ongoing trial in Kansas City could either widely expand abortion services in the metro and across the state or sharply curtail them indefinitely.

"The roughly two-week bench trial, which began Monday, poses the most consequential test of abortion rights in Kansas City and Missouri after voters expanded statewide access in 2024. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang will decide whether the state’s previous abortion ban and a series of longstanding restrictions on the procedure should be struck down."

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Why fate of Missouri's historic abortion vote will center on Kansas City

The result of an ongoing trial in Kansas City could either widely expand abortion access in the metro or sharply curtail it indefinitely.

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