Roe v. Wade

Missouri’s “trigger law” goes into effect if Roe v. Wade is repealed — and could have a big impact on residents.

More Missourians want to keep abortion legal than make it illegal, a major national research organization found.

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, a “trigger ban” in Missouri would bar abortions except in the cases of a medical emergency. Some GOP lawmakers want to pass an amendment specifying that there is no right to an abortion in the Missouri Constitution, either.

Abortion rights advocates in Missouri and Illinois are decrying a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark decision that legalized abortion. They say abortion providers in the Metro East will become safe havens for people in the Midwest and South, as abortion is expected to remain legal in Illinois.

Leaks of any kind are rare at the Supreme Court, but in 1973, the original Roe decision was leaked to the press before the court formally announced it. The chief justice was furious.

A draft opinion published by Politico suggests that earlier this year a majority of Supreme Court justices supported overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide.

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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 22, 2013 - On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing most abortions,…