With Missouri abortion access in limbo, both sides eye battles in court, on the ballot [View all]

Both sides of the abortion debate seemed caught by surprise last week by the MIssouri Supreme Court’s order that essentially reimposed the state’s abortion ban.

Planned Parenthood clinics were sent scrambling, cancelling abortion appointments and working with patients to ensure access in other states — a return to the way things operated before voters enshrined reproductive rights in the state constitution last year.

Anti-abortion advocates, meanwhile, celebrated the return of regulations but acknowledged the win could be temporary.

With no clear indication of when — or if — access to abortion will be restored, and a GOP-crafted amendment banning the procedure heading for the ballot next year, advocates on both sides are navigating the uncertainty and gearing up for the fight ahead.



https://missouriindependent.com/2025/06/02/with-missouri-abortion-access-in-limbo-both-sides-eye-battles-in-court-on-the-ballot/