Anna Spoerre Missouri Independent

Missourians access abortion pills at in-state clinics for first time since 2018

Missouri Judge Jerri Zhang struck down decades of anti-abortion laws, allowing clinics to dispense abortion pills this week for the first time since 2018. The ruling found the restrictions unconstitutional under a voter-approved amendment. Republican Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced her office will appeal.

Abortion-rights coalition launches campaign against Missouri’s Amendment 3

The campaign opposing a November ballot measure that would reinstate Missouri’s abortion ban formally launched Wednesday, arguing Republican lawmakers are trying to overturn the 2024 vote that ended the state’s near-total ban through a “bait and switch” measure.

Missouri senator revives ‘personhood’ amendment criminalizing abortion