Judge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge is weighing which of Missouri’s sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new constitutional amendment. Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang did not immediately rule after a Wednesday hearing in Kansas City court. Abortion-rights supporters want a court order declaring the state’s near-total abortion ban and other abortion restrictions unconstitutional. That’s after voters last month approved an amendment enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. The amendment takes effect Thursday. GOP Attorney General Andrew Bailey agrees most abortions will be legalized under the amendment. But his office argues other laws regulating abortion providers should be allowed.
