Abortion is now banned in Missouri once more after the state’s highest court docket overturned two decrease court docket rulings blocking its abortion ban.
The Missouri Supreme Courtroom dominated {that a} district choose used the unsuitable customary in two rulings — one in December and one other in February — that allowed abortions to renew within the state.
Abortion has been virtually fully banned in Missouri for the reason that 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Missourians narrowly handed a poll measure final November enshrining the best to an abortion till round 24 weeks of being pregnant. This allowed Deliberate Parenthood to file a lawsuit difficult the state’s abortion ban.
Decide Jerri Zhang dominated final 12 months that the abortion ban violated the state’s structure, however then left some restrictions stopping some abortions from resuming within the state. These restrictions included a requirement that abortion services be licensed by the state of Missouri, that sufferers should endure an in-person go to to obtain abortion medicine and that solely physicians might carry out abortions.
In February, Zhang dominated that the licensing necessities have been discriminatory and allowed Deliberate Parenthood to renew offering abortion care.
Missouri’s Supreme Courtroom ordered Zhang to vacate her earlier injunctions towards the abortion ban and to reevaluate her ruling utilizing the court docket’s requirements.
The Missouri ACLU advised the Missouri Impartial that Tuesday’s ruling was solely a “temporary setback” and that the court docket left the door open for Zhang to challenge one other injunction to dam the state’s abortion ban sooner or later.
Republicans like Missouri’s Legal professional Common Andrew Bailey, who challenged Zhang’s ruling earlier this 12 months, celebrated the Supreme Courtroom’s ruling.
“Today’s decision from the Missouri Supreme Court is a win for women and children and sends a clear message—abortion providers must comply with state law regarding basic safety and sanitation requirements,” Bailey mentioned in an announcement.
