A Missouri judge blocked many of its abortion restrictions, reimposing a preliminary injunction against them just a little over a month after the state's highest court had lifted a previous hold.

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.

The repeal of the sick leave provisions in Senate Bill 567 was among the highest profile fights in the General Assembly this spring, triggering lengthy filibusters and the deployment of a rarely used maneuver by Republicans to muscle it through the Senate after negotiations faltered.

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.

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,

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

Missouri voters passed abortion right protections in November 2024, but Republican lawmakers are looking to reinforce a ban on the reproductive care.

Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Abortion rights supporters have until May to gather over 171,000 signatures to have the issue appear before voters this fall.

Missouri’s anti-abortion movement has had a long history of success. The Missouri Catholic Conference, the public policy agency for the Catholic Church in the state, is seen as one of the ...

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.