Planned Parenthood

Judge Jerri Zhang has yet to issue her ruling in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood that seeks to strike down the state’s ban on abortions. A voter-approved amendment protecting abortion access goes into effect Friday.

After voters approved Amendment 3 in November, Planned Parenthood attorneys want to overturn a number of Missouri laws that regulate abortion services and providers. A court decision on the lawsuit could come soon.

Pro-life group challenges city’s now-repealed ‘buffer zone’ law, potentially reshaping protest laws nationwide.

At a rally on Thursday, Amendment 3 supporters said they expect legal challenges from legislators who oppose abortion.

The lawsuit comes hours after Missouri passed Amendment 3, which legalized abortion up to fetal viability.

The health care nonprofit also will shutter a location in southwest Missouri. Officials at the organization say the changes better reflect what current patients want.

Two Planned Parenthood affiliates in Missouri have filed complaints with a state hearing commission, arguing that a new law blocking the clinics from receiving Medicaid reimbursements is unconstitutional.

With millions in expanded tax credits and direct state funding going to anti-abortion groups, the nonprofit Coalition Life has expanded its operations beyond Missouri and into states where the procedure is still legal.

In one of four cases between a provider of gender-affirming care and the Missouri Attorney General, a judge has ruled that Missouri’s consumer protection law does not authorize Andrew Bailey’s sweeping demands for unredacted records.

Abortion-rights advocates are concerned Republicans will use the 1873 law that restricts the mailing of “obscene matter” to impose a national abortion ban.