In Missouri, abortions will resume as a result of a ruling by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang, who found that the state’s licensing regulations imposed on abortion facilities were discriminatory. Prior to this ruling, certain regulations restricted abortion providers even after voters approved an amendment protecting abortion rights in the state's constitution. The judge noted that these regulations required invasive pelvic exams and adhered to irrelevant size requirements, which hindered access to care. Planned Parenthood expressed relief and plans to move quickly to provide abortion services once again.
Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked restrictive regulations, acknowledging that these laws unfairly discriminated against abortion services compared to other healthcare.
The recent ruling emphasized that licensing requirements imposed on abortion facilities were facially discriminatory, as they did not treat these services equally to similar healthcare services.
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