A Missouri judge has blocked many of the state's anti-abortion laws. The order Thursday by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang reimposes a preliminary injunction against the abortion restrictions.

Today, we're taking a closer look at why next year's Missouri abortion ban vote carefully omits the most important word.

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Medical Director Margaret Baum said Tuesday the clinic had opened its books for patients to make abortion appointments starting next week.

In Missouri, abortion services can legally resume. A judge ruled that most of the state's abortion restrictions are no longer enforceable.

For the third time, a Jackson County judge ruled that Missouri's abortion restrictions cannot be enforced under Amendment 3. Planned Parenthood said its Kansas City clinic will resume services on Monday,

A Jackson County Circuit Court judge blocked enforcement last week of nearly all Missouri laws that restrict abortion, ruling the 2024 passage of Amendment 3 enshrined the right to an abortion in the state constitution.

The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states.

The ballot question's title and language are both meant to deceive voters into approving another state-wide abortion ban, the ACLU argues.

The ACLU of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against Missouri Secretary Denny Hoskins, challenging the ballot language of House Joint Resolution 73, a proposal that could reinstate abortion bans in most cases across the state.