Consequence of a local courthouse decision . . .
Missouri’s Planned Parenthood affiliates will offer medication abortions for the first time since 2018 after a Jackson County judge struck down a slew of restrictions on Thursday.
While the ruling will be appealed, Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang’s decision marks arguably the most legally significant move since Missourians approved an amendment protecting abortion rights in 2024.
“This monumental win for reproductive freedom and abortion access is possible only because of the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment that Missouri voters passed in 2024,” Gillian Wilcox, director of litigation at the ACLU of Missouri, said in a statement.
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Planned Parenthood to resume Missouri medication abortions after judge strikes down restrictions
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