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February 19, 2025

Missouri Restores Abortion Access After Court Blocks Discriminatory Licensure Requirements
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In a victory for reproductive rights, abortion access has resumed in
Missouri after a judge temporarily lifted strict regulations that
blocked clinics from providing the procedure - even after voters
approved enshrining abortion rights into the state's constitution last
year. Missouri was the first state to enact a near-total abortion ban
after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The Kansas City
Planned Parenthood clinic said Saturday it had provided the first
abortion since 2022 after the judge's ruling.


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